[ACT] NeighborWoods Network Update - March 25 2008

[Alice Ewen Walker]

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	March 25, 2008	 	
		
  	

In the News

Success Story

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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IN THE NEWS
ACT Webcast Recording Available- Adult Workforce Development
If you missed ACT's recent webcast on green workforce development, you  
can view and listen to the presentation online. The session is one  
hour and available for free. Eagle Eye Institute of Boston and Trees  
Forever of Iowa are preparing young adults for jobs in the $40 billion  
green industry. The programs teach marketable skills and valuable work  
habits to help connect people to jobs in arboriculture and the  
landscape industry. With presidential candidates and advocates calling  
for programs to support the creation of a "green collar" workforce,  
there is an opportunity to expand job training programs in  
arboriculture and related industries.

  	




  	
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SUCCESS STORY
School Park Playgrounds Program
Using a unique partnership model with the City of Houston and local  
school districts, SPARK, School Park Program in Houston, Texas, has  
helped to develop 180 public school grounds into neighborhood parks  
since its inception in 1983. Approximately one-third of those  
playgrounds have been "re-sparked" to update and improve facilities. A  
key component of the program is community involvement from beginning  
to end.

  	




  	
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RESEARCH
Newly Published Research on the Urban Forest
Kealia, HI (March 1, 2008)- This book, "Engaging Uninvolved  
Communities in Urban Forestry: It's About More Than Trees," rich with  
colorful photographs and vivid case studies, takes you to inspiring  
urban greening projects across the nation. Though the settings and  
social issues at the project sites vary they have one thing in common:  
urban greening was used as a catalyst to improve living situations.  
All ACT members receive a 10% discount on the book on disk though  
August 2008.

  	

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PUBLIC POLICY
Take Action to Save Urban Forestry
Washington, DC (March 13, 2008)- The Alliance for Community Trees is  
joining together with 15 national organizations in opposing the  
drastic cuts proposed for the Urban and Community Forestry Program  
(U&CF) in the President's FY 2009 federal budget. The proposed 82% cut  
would leave the national U&CF program with only $5 million in funds  
for FY 2009 to deliver assistance to all 50 states and territories.

  	


  	
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EVENTS
National Environmental Education Week- April 13-19, 2008
The National Environmental Education Foundation invites any forestry  
organizations involved in K-12 education to participate in this year's  
EE Week festivities. If your organization conducts classroom visits,  
field trips, or service learning opportunities with K-12 students, you  
can register your events and gain national exposure for your work.

  	
  	
Register today
  	
  	

FUNDING
Homeownership Programs Funded- Deadline: May 1 and August 1, 2008
The Wells Fargo Housing Foundation is committed to increasing  
homeownership through the development of affordable housing in  
communities throughout the United States. The Foundation's  
Homeownership Grant Program offers support to nonprofit housing  
organizations that have demonstrated the ability to create  
homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income families.

  	

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