Cornerstones of Care will receive a $458,358 grant from Region 7 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to recruit, train, and place workers in the EPA’s Brownfields Jobs program.

Through the Build Trybe program, Cornerstones of Care will coordinate to provide 180 hours of education to help train 50 youth and place at least 25 of them in environmental jobsThe grant, part of the Biden Administration’s Investing in America Agenda, provides funding to organizations that are working to create a skilled workforce in communities where assessment, cleanup, and preparation of brownfield sites for reuse activities are taking place. The skills training will include hazardous waste operations, and landscape and forestry restoration.

“On behalf of Cornerstones of Care and Build Trybe, we are ecstatic about receiving this grant from the Environmental Protection Agency,” said Cornerstones of Care President and CEO Merideth Rose. “Build Trybe’s alliance with the EPA will provide training and marketable skills in conservation to underserved and disadvantaged youth throughout Kansas City. This is a win-win for the environment and the future of the youth we serve.”

You can read the complete Region 7 EPA news release here.