The Alliance was one of the founding organizations of the Louisiana Green Corps. Together with Arc of Greater New Orleans, the Old City Building Center, Mary Queen of Vietnam CDC, and the Sierra Club, LGC set out to help empower young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, by teaching them life skills, helping them develop strong and positive work ethics and all the while teaching them to be environmentally cautious and responsible.
The video above features members of the Corps’ first class.
The blog from today back to this Green Corps video is terrific. I don’t know whether it is possible or not, but if you could add the date the Green Corps was founded (2007) and how many classes the Alliance held over three years, it would be a little added help to show that the Alliance has always been ahead of the game and working on these issues for its whole existence, starting in 1985. Karen Wimpelberg, one of Alliance Founders and truly proud of where you all are taking the organization now.