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Bronx to Get Green Jobs Boost from Fed Grant

A $4 million federal stimulus grant will be flowing into the Bronx as part of an effort to fight the borough’s almost 14 percent unemployment rate. The grant is designated to provide training for green jobs.

A $4 million federal stimulus grant will be flowing into the Bronx as part of an effort to fight the borough’s almost 14 percent unemployment rate. The grant is designated to provide training for green jobs.

Rebecca Lurie, director of development for the Consortium for Worker Education, runs the program and says applicants can get training through a variety of non-profits, including Sustainable South Bronx and the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation. “Some may take individual classes at SoBRO or Association for Energy Affordability and get ramped up to be credentialed and employable with the industries that are growing,” Lurie says.Read Full Article

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