SUSTAINABLESOUTHBRONXEnvironmentalandEconomicSolu1onswww.ssbx.org

Training for Green Collar Jobs: Make it Local

“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it

hitched to everything else in the universe” JOHN MUIR

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Land Use IMPACTS:

NYC Recommended Parkland: 2.5 acres per 1000 people

The South Bronx has: 0.5 acres per 1000 people one of the lowest rates in the city

"Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail. It won't fatten the dog."

MARK TWAIN Speech 11.23.1900

Mission Statement

SustainableSouthBronx(SSBx)isacommunityorganiza1ondedicatedtoEnvironmentalJus1cesolu1onsthroughinnova1ve,economicallysustainableprojectsthatareinformedbycommunityneeds

SSBx

BEST ACADEMY

ECO BEST ECOLOGY

B4B BEST for BUILDINGS

14-17 week training in weatherization, energy conservation, building retrofits, and basic construction

target population 18 – 35 years of age under or unemployed people of color

training to include: physical fitness, environmental health & safety, life skills, basic construction, hands-on, mentoring, industry related math, job placement assistance

select coursework:

12 week training in environmental remediation and ecological restoration

target population 18 and up under or unemployed people of color

training to include: physical fitness, environmental health & safety, life

skills, hands-on, mentoring, industry related math, job placement

assistance

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Urban Forestry Nursery Skills 101

Green Roof Certification NYC Tree Pruner Cert. Storm Water Drainage

Water Ecology Sampling & Monitoring

Weatherization Building Analysis Intro to Energy Efficiency Technologies Retrofitting for Homes & Small Business

BEST ACADEMY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  be at least 18 years old

  have a HS Diploma or GED

  have an 8th grade math & reading level

Candidates to BEST Academy Must

BEST ACADEMY RECRUITMENT PROCESS

  APPLICATION/INTAKE

  ORIENTATION

  TABE Testing

  TRYOUTS

Candidates to BEST Training Must Successfully Complete the Following:

WATERFRONT RESTORATION GREEN ROOFS TREE PRUNING PESTICIDE USAGE SOLAR PANELS MONITORING NURSERY MANAGEMENT SOIL & WATER TESTING

BEST ECOLOGY

WEATHERIZATION BASIC CONSTRUCTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES BUILDING ANALYSIS PAINTING FOOUNDATIONS FOR GREEN BUILDING

BEST for BUILDINGS