Reality Check: Latino Community-Based Organizations Consider Green Jobs

Abstract

On May 15, 2009, NCLR convened a roundtable meeting of 13 NCLR Affiliates to discuss training Latino workers for green jobs. Participants hailed from nearly every region of the country and ranged in programmatic experience from 30-year-old weatherization initiatives to infant solar panel installation training programs. The following is a summary of preliminary findings from the roundtable, substantiated by quotes from participants.