Green Workforce Academy

03/11/2025

Green Workforce Academy 2025 Applications are open!
GWA is a culturally specific workforce program for Black, Brown, and Indigenous adults in the Portland Metro community who are interested in exploring entry level careers in the green sector.

Info Session: April 1st, 5-6pm https://www.facebook.com/share/1AG8Cfyaw7/


Direct link to live application: https://bit.ly/4h5mlXC


Dates (for session 1 & 3):

Spring session: April 28th – May 30th

Summer session: Aug 18th – Sept 19th

04/23/2024

Learn more about Green Workforce Academy Coordinator, Keri Wilborn! https://ecotrust.org/meet-keri-wilborn-green-workforce-academy-coordinator/

Visit our blog for her interview, where she shares her insight on workforce development, community empowerment, environmental education, and what she's excited about for this year's Green Workforce Academy program.

Green Workforce Academy is a 5-week paid training opportunity for Black, Indigenous and other adults of color in Portland, Oregon. Through classroom learning and hands-on work experience at field sites, participants learn and share about the environmental issues that impact their communities. The Green Workforce Academy has been made possible in part by a grant from the City of Portland, Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund.

Native American Youth and Family Center

04/05/2024

GWA is now officially accepting applications for our 2024 season!
*1st session- May 13th through June 14th
*2nd session- August 12th through September 13th
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Want more info? Join our info session next Tuesday by clicking here- https://facebook.com/events/s/green-workforce-academy-info-s/428290589574139/
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Green Workforce Academy is a 5-week, paid training program for Indigenous, Black, and people of color in the Portland area who are interested in learning skills for green jobs, like landscaping, tree care services, urban farming and more!
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2024 Application link- https://bit.ly/GWA2024
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*The Green Workforce Academy has been made possible in part by a grant from the City of Portland, Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund.

Wisdom of the Elders The Blueprint Foundation Native American Youth and Family Center Self Enhancement, Inc. Ecotrust

03/19/2024

Happy 1st Day of Spring/Equinox!
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We are over here prepping for our upcoming Spring & Summer Green Workforce Academy sessions!
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Stay tuned for details with links to apply & more things GWA in the coming weeks!
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Pictured: Camas flower bloom on last spring. Camas root is a traditional staple in nourishing the indigenous peoples of the Northwest.

01/04/2024

Teresa (GWA Program Manager) & Keri (GWA Program Coordinator) spent today hiking (and trying not to fall in the mud) through land that a new community partner invited us out to for future site visit planning!

Exciting things to come for in 2024! 🌿

@ on Cayuse & Kalapuya lands.

The Green Workforce Academy has been made possible in part by a grant from the City of Portland, fund.

11/28/2023

These cold almost winter temps we're having this week have us over here at thinking back to our first field visit of 2023 with & where we had a very productive day in the warm sun!
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We are still over here during "off season" while not in session prepping for next year's site visit and in-class curriculum.
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Hope everyone is staying warm & healthy and stay tuned for all that's to come in spring 2024...

11/01/2023

The long-awaited posting for the GWA Fellowship position is here! Come work at Ecotrust for a year either on our Communications team or Metrics & Evaluation team. It’s a great opportunity to build your resume by expanding your skillset & learning new things, build professional networks, with room to explore areas of interest within your role.

*Please note that this opportunity is currently only available to those who have graduated from one of our GWA Cohorts.

Here is a pdf link to the position details:
https://ecotrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Job-Posting_Green-Workforce-Fellow_2023.pdf

🌱The Green Workforce Academy has been made possible in part by a grant from the City of Portland, Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund.

11/01/2023

The long-awaited posting for the GWA Fellowship position is here! Come work at for a year either on our Communications team or Metrics & Evaluation team. It’s a great opportunity to build your resume by expanding your skillset & learning new things, build professional networks, with room to explore areas of interest within your role.

*Please note that this opportunity is currently only available to those who have graduated from one of our GWA Cohorts.

Here is a link to the position details which you can also find on our page & in our story: �https://ecotrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Job-Posting_Green-Workforce-Fellow_2023.pdf

🌱The Green Workforce Academy has been made possible in part by a grant from the City of Portland, Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund.

08/04/2023

We've been pretty quiet over here at the Academy during these past few weeks...
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But that's because we are prepping for our next 2023 session which starts Monday!!
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We had a alumn outing in July in the area of Eastern Oregon.
We'd like to show our appreciation to for providing us with guidance and education during this trip!
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Please enjoy a few of the pics we took and prepare for more moments captured in the coming weeks!

07/25/2023

Happening today! 💚

🌱🌱🌱Free Food Market Tomorrow - July 25th at Randall’s Children’s Hospital!🌱🌱🌱 the food is free and all are welcome.
If you have your own bags or boxes please bring them. We will be there until all the food is distributed. We look forward to seeing you out there.

07/20/2023

Street Scientists Needed! Would you like receive a $100 gift card for about 1 hour of work on Sat July 22? We are looking for 13 volunteers to help drive or be navigators for our local CAPA Heat Mapping campaign. The data you collect will help us prepare for hotter summers.

There are 3 shifts: morning shift (6-7am) afternoon shift (3-4pm) and evening shift (7-8pm). We are looking to fill spots for the South Waterfront, Forest Park, North Portland/St. Johns, Buckman/Reed, and Powelhurst-Gilbert neighborhoods. Sign up at: https://bit.ly/3O7HJ33