Student Conservation Association

The SCASome Facts:Since 1957, more than

40,000 have enjoyed the experience of a lifetime through SCA.

Annually, SCA participants perform about 1 million hours of conservation service in national and local parks, forests, refuge areas, schools, and communities.

The Green Cities Corps

Green Cities CorpsProgram Summary:Assists cities in the creation

and implementation of climate action plans

Members are placed with key sectors working to implement climate action plan recommendations

Goals:Place trained and

experienced college graduates with local agencies looking to mitigate climate change

Develop and/or implement policies and actions that address sustainability

Provide meaningful opportunities to its’ corps members

Community Programs: Conservation Leadership Corps Commuting Crews Special Initiatives

Community ProgramsTrains its members in:

1. Basic Work-Ready Competencies

2. A Conservation Ethic3. Links to Opportunity

Work-Ready Competencies: Basic reading, listening, speaking, writing, & math skillsBasic job seeking and retention skillsBasic life skillsBasic technology skillsBasic personal and social development skills

Community ProgramsObjectives:Natural resource conservationCommunity conservationCultural conservation

Program Types:1. Conservation Leadership Corps:

An after-school & weekend program

2. Commuting Crew:6-7 week summer program

Green Jobs RoundtableGoal:To establish a Green Jobs

Corps program that will build up Pittsburgh’s workforce and fortify its economy through Green Sector development.

Partners:TRWIB, SCA, and GTech

Purpose:Define green jobsPresent the current state of

Green Jobs in PittsburghIdentify trends, opportunities,

and needs of stakeholdersCreate cross-sector

collaborationsCategorize jobs and skills

needed for a green workforceIdentify gaps between job

opportunities and potential employees

Living CitiesMission:To increase the vitality of

cities and urban neighborhoods and improve the lives of people who live there

Some Facts:Living Cities has invested

over $543 million in 23 cities Their funding has helped

build homes, stores, schools, daycare, healthcare and job-training centers, and other community assets

Partners: Pittsburgh Green Innovators Pittsburgh’s Green Building Alliance The 3 Rivers Clean Energy Industry

Partnership The Labor‐Management Clearinghouse Bidwell Training Center Heritage Health Foundation Inc. Growth Through Energy and

Community Health (GTECH) Student Conservation Association

(SCA)

“Let us resolve that all nations will act with seriousness of purpose, and reduce the

carbon we send into our atmosphere. This is the moment to give our children back their

future. ” President Barack Obama, Berlin Germany, July 24, 2008