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Celebration of the Pilot Program: Deep in the Heart of the
City
Re-Entry Retrofit Technician Training Program
Special to The Truth
Toledo Community Development Corporation (Toledo CDC), Owens
Community College and its partners will celebrate the
completion of a workforce training program called the
Detroit Ave. Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP) in the Heart
of the City Green Jobs Training Program! Everyone is welcome
to honor the students who have completed the Green Jobs
Training Program as Retrofit Technicians and Installers. The
ceremony will be at the Frederick Douglass Community
Association, located at 1001 Indiana Ave. on Friday, April
25, at 3:00 pm. This is the first of its kind workforce
development program in the heart of the city.
DEEP in the Heart of the City (Central City) Green Jobs
Training Program is for reentry citizens or those who are
hard to employee and who needs an opportunity to become
self- sufficient. The partners of this program are: Owens
Community College, The Frederick Douglass Community
Association, Parker Energy Solutions, the Toledo-Lucas
County Port Authority, the City of Toledo, Dept. of
Neighborhoods, the University of Toledo- Dept. of Sociology
& Anthropology, Assets Toledo, The NW Ohio Reentry Coalition
and The Ridge Project. The goal is to provide workforce
training as Retrofit Installer Technician.
The DEEP Central City Green Jobs Training Program is
designed to complement the DEEP
Revolving Loan Fund, which is a housing preservation program
designed for residents whose income levels are between 80
percent up to 120 percent Area Median Income (AMI) obtain a
low interest loan up to $5,000 for the purpose of
retrofitting their home to make it more energy efficient.
Toledo
CDC’s mission is “… to foster a healthy, vibrant
community through affordable housing, job creation and
economic development and by utilizing green and sustainable
practices.” The
DEEP workforce and housing program is a component of a
strategic initiative to bring stability and sustainability
to the central city of Toledo. The reentry population have a
strong presence in the community served by Toledo Community
Development Corporation (Toledo CDC) and Toledo CDC believes
that providing relevant workforce training through Owens
Community College is a way to meet an immediate need for the
hard-to-employee and reentry population. The DEEP program
serves a dual purpose: 1). Preservation of existing housing
stock and owner occupied homes through retrofits for energy
efficiency and 2). Green jobs training/workforce
development.
Toledo CDC was awarded a total of $145,000 from the Toledo
–Lucas County Port Authority and the Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) through the Dept. of Neighborhoods for
both components of the DEEP program with the intent to
create a community development model in the heart of the
city to be duplicated throughout Toledo.
For more information please contact Toledo Community
Development Corporation at 419-255-7500 or email at
e.mickens@toledocdc.org. |
