Friday, January 15, 2010

Hilda Solis: $150 Million Federal Grant for Green Jobs will Benefit Hispanics

Thirty eight grants are being awarded to groups in communities with at least 15% of their people living in poverty. This money will train workers, many of them immigrants, for green jobs. - - Donna Poisl

Rob Kuznia -- HispanicBusiness.com

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis today announced a $150 million "Pathways out of Poverty" grant dedicated to providing green jobs and training to the disaffected and unemployed, such as the poor, high school dropouts and ex-criminal offenders.

The grants will help people learn skills such as creating parts for enormous wind turbines and installing solar panels.
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