Workforce Development and Environmental Stewardship
WORKING CLOSELY WITH A COALITION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES AS WELLAS A NETWORK OF GREENSPACE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS, LANDFORCE RECRUITS, TRAINS, EDUCATES, EMPLOYS AND SUPPORTS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN SYSTEMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN AND AROUND PITTSBURGH, PA, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE FORMERLY INCARCERATED, HAVE MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES, WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS, OR ARE BEING EXCLUDED FROM FAMILY SUSTAINING EMPLOYMENT.IN 2022, LANDFORCE CONTRIBUTED 8,400 HOURS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SERVICES TO THE REGION, ACROSS 19 DISTINCT PROJECTS. THEY PROVIDED MORE THAN 4,000 TRAINING HOURS TO PARTICIPANTS, AND 82% OF FINISHERS MOVED DIRECTLY INTO OTHER EMPLOYMENT.