Tree Trust

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT BALTIMORE TREE TRUST

PROJECT TITLE: TREE TRUST YOUTHBUILDPROJECT SUMMARY: TREE TRUST WILL PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING FOR 66 OPPORTUNITY YOUTHTHROUGH CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION PLUS TREE CARE TRAINING.FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 1,500,000INTENDED USE OF FUNDS: TREE TRUST WILL USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING TO 66OPPORTUNITY YOUTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INCLUDED BUDGET NARRATIVE.DELIVERABLES OUTCOMES:PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATION IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT: 80 PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATION IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT: 76 MEDIAN EARNINGS SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT: 16CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT: 80 MEASURABLE SKILL GAINS: 70 EFFECTIVENESS IN SERVING EMPLOYERS: 72 COST SHARING OR MATCHING FUNDS AMOUNT: 375,000TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE ENROLLED: 66APPLICANT CATEGORY: CATEGORY B (NEW)CONSTRUCTION PLUS OCCUPATIONAL FIELD: TREE CARE ARBORICULTUREAPPLICATION IS BEING SUBMITTED AS: URBANDESCRIPTION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED: TREE TRUST WILL SERVE MINNESOTA YOUTH WHO LIVE INNORTH AND SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. BOTH DESIGNATED AREAS CONTAIN QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONES ANDHAVE HIGH RATES OF POVERTY AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.TARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA ZIP CODES: 55404, 55405, 55406, 55407, 55411, 55412APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN A TERRITORY THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE MATCHING WAIVER ANDINTENDS TO WAIVE MATCH, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION III.B. MATCH: NO.ANY EXPERIENCE WITH SECTION 3 OF THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1968 (12U.S. C. 1701U): TREE TRUST PROVIDES OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS ANDPARTNERS WITH TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO CONSTRUCT HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS.SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROJECT:TREE TRUST WILL PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING FOR 66 OPPORTUNITY YOUTH AS THEY PURSUE THEIR HIGHSCHOOL DIPLOMAS. STUDENTS WILL BE ENROLLED IN A COMBINED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP CONSTRUCTIONPROGRAM BUILDING HOUSES IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND PRE-APPRENTICESHIP CONSTRUCTION PLUSTREE CARE PROGRAM. STUDENTS ALTERNATE WEEKS BETWEEN ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATING INOCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THEY SPEND 50 OF THEIR TIME ATTENDING HIGHSCHOOL, 40 OF THEIR TIME IN OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING, AND 10 OF THEIR TIME IN LEADERSHIP LIFESKILLS TRAINING. STUDENTS CAN EARN TWO INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS DURING THEIR TRAINING YEAR:THE HOME BUILDERS INSTITUTE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP CERTIFICATE TRAINING AND THE TREE CARE INDUSTRYASSOCIATION INTRODUCTION TO ARBORICULTURE SAFETY CERTIFICATE. WE PROVIDE YOUTH WITH 12 MONTHSOF INDIVIDUALIZED FOLLOW-UP SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM IN MEETING CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS.PRIORITY CONSIDERATION - SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TRAINING IN SUSTAINABLE GREEN TECHNIQUES:TREE TRUST PARTNERS WITH TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, WHO USES LEED AND ENERGYSTAR SUSTAINABLE TECHNIQUES TO STEWARD THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVE RESOURCES AND ENERGYDURING CONSTRUCTION. YOUTHBUILD PARTICIPANTS LEARN AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE EFFORTS DURINGCONSTRUCTION TRAINING. IN CONSTRUCTION PLUS, STUDENTS LEARN TO PLANT AND CARE FOR TREES, STUDY THEROLE OF TREES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, AND EXPLORE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN ARBORICULTURE.

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PROJECTS CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED THROUGH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS NETWORK AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF: IDENTIFYING, CONSERVING, RESTORING, AND INTERPRETING NATURAL, RECREATIONAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED IDENTIFYING AND UTILIZING THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCES SITES FOR ENHANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AND ACCESS TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY LINKING SITES WITH TRAILS, TOUR ROADS, SCENIC BYWAYS, AND OTHER CONNECTIONS DEVELOPING AND ESTABLISHING WATERTRAILS COMPRISING WATER ROUTES AND CONNECTIONS TO SITES AND OTHER LAND RESOURCES WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED AND CREATING A NETWORK OF SITES AND WATERTRAILS. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE BALTIMORE CITY RESIDENTS TO DEEPEN THE RELATIONSHIPS FORMED BETWEEN THE FAMILIES, THEIR STORIES, THE TREES, AND THE COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WILL PLANT 14 TREES AND INTERVIEW THE 28 FAMILIES, DOCUMENT THE STORIES BEING TOLD, AND BE ACCESSIBLE TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. QR CODES WILL BE CREATED AND PLACED ON THE TREE, ALLOWING ANYONE WALKING BY THE TREE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH PERSONS STORY AND THEIR FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL COMMISSION 28 ART PIECES BY LOCAL BALTIMORE ARTISTS IN REFLECTION OF THE 28 STORIES CAPTURED AND WILL BE SHOWCASED IN A CULMINATING EVENT.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STATES AND OR THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

WHILE ENHANCING, REHABILITATING OR CONSTRUCTING NEW PUBLIC USE STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ON REFUGE LANDS