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07 Jun
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Green Opportunities’ YouthBuild program creates construction career pathways for young adults

In Training, YouthBuild

Students in GO’s first YouthBuild cohort practiced their carpentry and framing skills by building a chicken coop. From left, Atticus Monfredi, Erik Whitesides, Eddie Green, and Davad Mills. 

 

Last month, Green Opportunities kicked-off the second of three planned cycles of its new YouthBuild training program, a tuition-free pre-apprenticeship program designed for out-of-school youth in Buncombe County.

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18 Apr
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Catawba Brewing, Rhubarb & Gaining Ground Farm Team Up for 2018 Asheville Beer Week Dinner Benefiting Green Opportunities

In 10th Anniversary, Events, Partners

 

Join Catawba Brewing, Chef John Fleer of Rhubarb restaurant, and the Green Opportunities (GO) Kitchen Ready culinary training program for a freshly harvested farm dinner on Wednesday, May 30 at Yesterday Spaces in Leicester.  This five-course beer and food pairing will be held from 6:00-9:30 in the beautiful Appalachian mountains and features farm-fresh food, including appetizers and dessert.

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12 Apr
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Recruitment is Open for GO’s Training and Employment Programs!

In Kitchen Ready, Training, YouthBuild

 

Motivated to make a change? Looking for a second chance?

 

Green Opportunities is accepting new students for our Kitchen Ready, YouthBuild, and Ready to Work programs. Apply today!

 

 

Are you looking for a job, training opportunities, or your GED® / high school equivalency diploma? GO can help you meet your goals.

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