The Port of Oakland has allocated $70,000 to a local non-profit to prepare local workers for careers in the environmental construction trades. This initiative aims to promote energy efficiency, and solar industries and will support the Port in its development projects.
The funding went to Oakland-based Rising Sun Energy Center, which helps low-income adults get jobs in the construction, energy efficiency, and solar industries. This grant will also address the need for future labor needs related to Port development projects.
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Via a project labor agreement, contractors working with the Port of Oakland will pay into a Social Justice Trust fund that supports workforce development. Each year, the Port selects a non-profit to receive the funds. Past recipients include: Cypress Mandela Training Center, Youth Employment Partnership and the West Oakland Job Resource Center.
Since 1999, the Port has awarded approximately $560,000 to local workforce development centers to prepare individuals for construction careers. This translates into $5.3 million in earnings by local workers.
Rising Sun Energy Center Executive Director Jodi Pincus, mentioned:
We look forward to working with the Port to provide good-paying local jobs. Our eco-literacy trainings will prepare workers for jobs that are currently in demand.
