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Workforce Fund will help train 105 Detroiters for green jobs

The Detroit Regional Workforce Fund, which is dedicated to training low-skilled metro Detroiters for the jobs of the future, announced today a partnership investment of more than $600,000 with Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, a nonprofit that works to address environmental contamination issues faced by low-income individuals.

As a direct result of the partnership investment, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice will begin training 105 unemployed and disadvantaged Detroit residents in the skills needed to perform hazardous waste remediation.

The partnership looks to connect low-skilled and low-income Detroiters with the training needed to earn family-sustaining wages in growing green industries — a key aspect of helping disadvantaged city residents overcome poverty while meeting needs of businesses in growing industries.

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