The Texas Green Workforce Collaborative is dedicated to building a diverse and resilient green workforce in Central Texas. Promoting climate resilience and inclusive economic prosperity can go hand in hand. Texas faces increasing climate challenges such as rising temperatures, droughts, and severe storm events, making it urgent to take proactive steps. However, there is a significant diversity and skills gap in the state’s green workforce development efforts, missing opportunities to create well-paying green job opportunities for underserved communities and people of color.
The goal of this project is to create an inclusive model that supports Texans from underserved communities as they pursue well-paying green careers. This initiative will focus on recruitment, skill-building, job training, certification, mentorship, and community engagement in fields such as conservation, renewable energy, urban agriculture, green infrastructure and water management. This project aims to benefit underserved communities and people of color seeking economic security through good jobs.