Green For All is a national organization dedicated to building an
inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
By advocating for local, state and federal commitment to job
creation, job training, and entrepreneurial opportunities in the
emerging green economy – especially for people from disadvantaged
communities – Green For All fights both poverty and pollution at the
same time.
What We Believe
Green For All believes a shift to a clean, green economy can improve
the health and well-being of low-income people, who suffer
disproportionately from cancer, asthma and other respiratory ailments
in our current pollution-based economy. Such a shift can also create
and expand entrepreneurial, wealth-building opportunities for American
workers who need new avenues of economic advance.
In other words: we believe that the national effort to curb global
warming and oil dependence can simultaneously create well-paid
green-collar jobs, safer streets and healthier communities.
What We Do
To realize our vision of an inclusive green economy, Green For All will:
Link activists and advocates, organizations, policy makers,
practitioners, and business, labor, and community leaders together in
dialogue to advance the vision of a green economy that benefits all
Americans;
Lift public awareness on the potential of
green-collar jobs to transform the economy, curb global warming, and
build pathways out of poverty;
Leverage best green practices
and policy into model programs and legislation that can be adopted at
the national, state or local level;
Provide technical assistance to mayors and community groups to implement local green-collar job initiatives; and
Build
an on-line community of practice to convene thought-leaders and share
leading program models, technical documents and templates.
