2023 - Missoula's new Clean Energy Workforce Coalition wins Two HEROx Prizes
About
Missoula’s Clean Energy Workforce Coalition is one of 10 winners of Phase I and Phase II of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Community Clean Energy Coalition Prize. These awards will help create new, supportive apprenticeship and training programs for low-income women and women of color in the clean energy sector in Missoula County.
Missoula’s Clean Energy Workforce Coalition (CEWC), founded in December 2022, is comprised of Missoula County, Climate Smart Missoula, Mountain Home Montana and the Missoula Economic Partnership. CEWC received $30,000 to strengthen and grow this coalition in February 2023; it received an additional $150,000 in June 2023 to launch a pilot program focused on building clean-energy career pathway awareness and non-traditional internships for low-income women and women of color, increasing access to family-supporting opportunities. The program will also offer training for industry employers on how to build more gender-inclusive and caregiver-friendly career tracks. All with the intention of creating a scalable model that could be replicated across the state to empower and serve marginalized communities.
Missoula’s Clean Energy Workforce Coalition (CEWC), founded in December 2022, is comprised of Missoula County, Climate Smart Missoula, Mountain Home Montana and the Missoula Economic Partnership. CEWC received $30,000 to strengthen and grow this coalition in February 2023; it received an additional $150,000 in June 2023 to launch a pilot program focused on building clean-energy career pathway awareness and non-traditional internships for low-income women and women of color, increasing access to family-supporting opportunities. The program will also offer training for industry employers on how to build more gender-inclusive and caregiver-friendly career tracks. All with the intention of creating a scalable model that could be replicated across the state to empower and serve marginalized communities.
PRESS RELEASES:
February 15. Missoula County, Partners Receive National Award to Create Clean Energy Jobs for Low-Income Women, Women of Color
June 8. Local Clean Energy Workforce Coalition Awarded $150,000 Prize
February 15. Missoula County, Partners Receive National Award to Create Clean Energy Jobs for Low-Income Women, Women of Color
June 8. Local Clean Energy Workforce Coalition Awarded $150,000 Prize
Get Involved.
There are lots of exciting ways to get involved with this new initiative.
- Becoming a Supportive Employer - We're still developing our employer branch of this coalition and would love to hear from you if you are involved in the trades industry and are interested in becoming a more inclusive workplace. Email Nicole at Missoula Economic Partnership to start a conversation.
- Join the Team as our Part-Time Coordinator - Interested in organizing partnerships between industry, education, local government and service-focused nonprofits? Want to help empower young moms to enter livable-wage careers? Passionate about the environment and equity? We'd love to connect! Email Shanti to learn more. (Formal application to come!)
- Start your Clean-Energy Career - Are you someone who identifies as BIPOC or as a member of an underserved population? Interested in learning more about clean-energy career pathways? Drop Shanti a note and we'll connect.
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