Green Ambitions addresses climate change, enables sustainable economic growth and improves the health and economic well-being of Sacramento residents in disinvested neighborhoods through equitable access to zero-emission vehicle infrastructure and youth workforce opportunity.
Green Ambitions is a partnership among United Way California Capital Region, The Center at Sierra Health Foundation and Green Tech.
The program is funded through Community Project Funding secured by Congresswoman Doris Matsui and a grant from the NBA Foundation.
Why We’re Here
Green Ambitions responds to climate change impacts like poor air quality and inequitable access to zero-emission vehicle use and green technology jobs by leveraging philanthropic, federal and state funding to build local transportation infrastructure and invest in the green economy. The program disrupts historical economic and workforce development practices that leave out young people, particularly those from communities of color, and disinvested neighborhoods.
What We Do
Green Ambitions brings together two powerful projects that could do incredible work on their own but made all the more powerful by their collaboration: The Net Zero Mobility green infrastructure project supported by Community Project Funding secured by Congresswoman Doris Matsui, and the Green Ambitions youth workforce project supported by NBA Foundation grant funding.
Over 12 months, the Green Ambitions program will enroll 25 youth from communities of color, 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities and other underserved communities in Sacramento County to participate in an environmentally focused workplace training program tied to their individual interests, including construction, transportation, utilities, manufacturing, urban agriculture and more. Youth participants will also receive case management and support services including financial and environmental literacy and life skills classes, resume development and interview preparation.
Green Ambitions builds on the success of GreenTech’s Net Zero Mobility project in Del Paso Heights, expanding the project to ensure South Sacramento residents have free access to new electric vehicle stations built by youth participants, improving green transportation infrastructure access, addressing climate change and providing sustainable economic growth opportunity.
Green Ambitions is facilitated by United Way California Capital Region and The Center’s Community Economic Mobilization Initiative and implemented by Green Tech in partnership with The Center’s My Brother’s Keeper program. Electric vehicle chargers will be located at South Sacramento Chrisitan Center.
Join Us
Youth workforce training and fellowship applications are open through Sept. 19 at uwccr.org/greenambitionsapp.
