In 2005,there were 17 million low - income sixteen-to twenty-four year olds out of school and unemployed who needed an opportunity to resume their education,find productive employment, and rebuild their lives.
President-Elect Obama wil establish a Green Job Corps to provide participants with service and job-training opportunities to improve energy conservaton and efficiency of homes and buildings in their communities.
In addition, he will expand the YouthBuild program that gives young people a chance to learn housing construction job skills and complete their high school education while they construct and rehabilitate affordable housing for low-income and homeless families.
Source: Change we Can Believe In.
Posted By: Marta Fernandez
Friday, December 26th 2008 at 9:25PM
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