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Mayor Barrett Announces $1 million Federal
Pathways out of Poverty Award for Green Job Training
to Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding AllianceOn January 13, Mayor Tom Barrett announced that Milwaukee was one of five cities awarded an ARRA Pathways out of Poverty grant. The $1 million award to the Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding Alliance will be utilized to train workers in skills for the growing green economy.“I am very pleased with today’s news that Milwaukee will be a recipient of one of the Pathways out of Poverty Awards,” said Mayor Tom Barrett. “This funding will expand our efforts training workers who are directly facing the challenges of poverty and unemployment, and introduce skills where people can find steady employment.” The Pathways out of Poverty award will help expand the Milwaukee Builds Program and the Milwaukee Urban Forestry Initiative, which prepares people for careers and jobs in the construction and forestry sectors respectively. Milwaukee Build is a project of the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board (MAWIB) and the City of Milwaukee’s Community Development Grants Administration (CDGA). Training for urban forestry will be provided through the Milwaukee Department of Public Works, Division of Forestry. This leverages more than $2.75 million in additional funds for Milwaukee Builds and the Urban Forestry Initiative. Jobs For the Future (JFF) was the national recipient of the ARRA grant of which Milwaukee Area Workforce Funding Alliance (WFA) is one of 25 local sites. The WFA will utilize the funds to enhance the jobs-to-career connections for participants through additional credentials and employer contacts.Milwaukee Community Service Corps, Milwaukee Christian Center, Northcott Neighborhood House and Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership (WRTP), and MAWIB and Housing Authority of City of Milwaukee will recruit, train, support and place over 300 workers with support from the Pathways Out of Poverty program.click here to download "Pathways Out of Poverty" illustration
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