Target Population - Unemployed, At Risk Youth, and High School Students

• Men and woman that are interested in the landscaping field and want to enter it on a part time or full time bases, or as a new career
• Young people that are looking for their first full time job after high school
• The unemployed, those interested in changing work fields and high school students that are not college bound

Goals for Green Team Program

• Teach landscaping career-building skills such as lawn and grounds care, interviewing techniques, the importance of appropriate dress and being on time
• Train and give new skills to at-risk and adjudicated youth, unemployed and underemployed
• Develop in participants a strong work ethic, job search skills, problem solving and the importance of doing a good days work
• Offer the opportunity to start a career with well paid seasonal work
• Develop the desire for success and personal/professional development
• Require all program graduates to interview with partner landscape and nursery organizations

Measurable Results

• Recruit 12-14 promising participants into the program and graduate 8-10
• A minimum of (4) partnering organizations will agree to interview and hire candidates who complete the Groundwork Bridgeport Green Team program, graduated from high school, and meet other criteria for employment

Program Tracking/Feedback

• Those receiving ongoing full-time employment will be tracked by Groundwork for one full year via partnering organizations employing the graduates
• Tracking will serve to assess performance of graduates, identify areas for program improvement and surface candidates suitable for the Groundwork Bridgeport
  

510 Barnum Avenue, Suite 304, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06608
(203) 335-6126