PowerCorpsBOS is a green jobs program that provides young adults with training, career readiness support, and connections to employers in the green industry. An “earn and learn” program, PowerCorpsBOS pays members to participate in hands-on training that prepares them for living-wage careers.
Eligibility
To be eligible to join PowerCorpsBOS, you should:
- Be 18-30 years old
- Be a Boston resident
- Have your high school diploma or its equivalent (GED/HiSET)
- Be unemployed or underemployed and not in college or on a career track
- Have an interest in outdoor, hands-on training
Priority populations include returning citizens, court-involved residents, youth who have experienced homelessness or housing instability, young people who have been in foster care, and other marginalized communities.
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Over the course of its 6-month training program, PowerCorpsBOS teaches Corps members a variety of transferrable soft skills and technical forestry skills that can be used in the green industry and beyond. For their commitment, Corps members are paid $15.75/hour at 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 8:30-3:30) and also receive a monthly T pass. Training components include:
- Native and invasive plant identification
- Environmental conservation
- Parks maintenance
- General labor operations
- OSHA safety certification
- Career readiness
- Resume writing & interviewing
In addition to this training, members also receive support services and job placement assistance.
Our Team
Davo Jefferson
Executive Director
davo.jefferson@boston.gov
Taylor Powers
Workforce Development Director
taylor.g.powers@boston.gov
Joey Pellegrino
Program Director
joseph.pellegrino@boston.gov
Peggy Hinds-Watson
Director of Data & Operations
peggy.hinds-watson@boston.gov
Joe Rowell
Workforce Development Manager
joe.rowell@boston.gov
Linda Arian MSW, MSCJS
Director of Support Services
linda.arian@boston.gov
Jeremy E. Thompson
Manager of Support Services
jeremy.e.thompson@boston.gov
Mujihad Muhammad
Project Manager
mujihad.muhammad@boston.gov
PowerCorpsBos x Earthshot Awards Attendees
Boston Cohort #1 Events & Highlights
Our Partners
Special thanks to the community partners who make our training program possible:
Boston Housing Authority
City of Boston Parks and Recreation
City of Boston Urban Wilds Program
Mass Audubon
Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR)
UMass Amherst, Mount Ida Campus
UMass Amherst, Stockbridge School of Agriculture
US Forest Service
About the Program
PowerCorpsBOS is a partnership of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development and the Cabinet of Environment, Energy, and Open Space. Modeled after the Philadelphia PowerCorpsPHL program, PowerCorpsBOS aims to both: 1) promote workforce development for opportunity youth in growing industries, and 2) support environmental stewardship and City of Boston climate policies.
“The scale of change needed to shift to a green economy and resilient society requires building up an entire green workforce. Boston must work to ensure that these jobs are local and have good wages and benefits, worker protections, and accessible workforce development pathways for residents of all backgrounds.”
– Boston’s Green New Deal
Core Values:
- Cross-sector collaboration
- Opportunity youth engagement
- Service as strategy
- Career pathway coordination
- Career-connection education
Contact Us
Please send your questions or comments to PowerCorpsBOS@boston.gov