St. Patrick Center Gets $550,000 for Green Jobs
Post Views 0The US Conference of Mayors has awarded a $550,000 grant to the St. Patrick Center in St. Louis, Missouri, as part of a green jobs training program.
St. Patrick Center’s Project GO! Green, in partnership with Gateway Greening and the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, trains the homeless in green horticulture, and trains professionals in biofuels production.
St. Patrick Center is the largest provider of homeless services in Missouri, with more than 20 programs assisting more than 9,000 persons annually who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
St. Patrick Center Gets $550,000 for Green Jobs by Harrison Barnes