Contact us:

Phone       
773.336.6086

E-mail
ntjn@heartlandalliance.org

Address                        
National Transitional Jobs Network
in c/o Heartland Alliance   
4411 N. Ravenswood         
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60640                         

The Green Jobs Act of 2007 amends the Workforce Investment Act to train more workers to support the country’s developing green economy. Sponsored by Representatives Hilda Solis (D-CA) and John Tierney (D-MA), this legislation would establish the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker Training Program within the Workforce Investment Act. The program would award grants to eligible entities to carry out training leading to economic self-efficiency and to develop an energy efficiency and renewable energy industries workforce with priority on workers earning less than 200% of the federal poverty line.

The Transitional Jobs strategy is included in the legislation as an allowable use of grant funding and would assist TJ programs in strengthening and expanding to serve populations of veterans, youth, and persons with criminal records across the country.

The Ella Baker Center, TWA, AFL-CIO, Center for American Progress, and the Apollo Alliance have been working together on this legislation. Click here to learn more about Community Jobs in the Green Economy.