MISSION BCPC-CDC is a non-profit

organization dedicated to promoting community development and self-sufficiency by providing educational programs, violence prevention initiatives and by creating sustainable employment and affordable housing opportunities for Baltimore City residents.

This will be accomplished through life education training conferences and seminars,

the development and implementation of Green jobs trainings and entrepreneurial coaching.

The Green economy is based on jobs that help protect the environment by reducing energy, material and water use, while at the same time reducing the amount of pollution and waste created.

Baltimore Citizens for Positive Change, CDC has 6 focus points to be carried out through the program. One focus point is to work with juvenile ex-offenders and other community members that need life and job skills training and are searching for employment. •Two community safety program “Silence The Violence” campaign•Three Green Building awareness and training “10 week Pre-construction skills course” •Four Entrepreneurial coaching program•Five Elderly home repair program• Six Housing development and financial counseling.

  

Solar panel installation Wind turbine manufacturing Energy efficiency retrofitting Green remodeling Green Building Sustainable Food and Agriculture Renewable energy

• 81 Square Miles • 637,556 Residents• 64.3% Black• 31.0% White• 1.7% Hispanic or Latino• 0.8% American Indian• 0.7% Other

Labor Force 276,536 Employment 252,920 Unemployment 23,616 Rate 8.5% July 2009 According to U.S. Bureau of

labor and statistics

Crime

Violent Crimes 10816

Murder 276

Aggravated assaults 6173

Rape 138

Property crimes 32321

Education

4th Highest Drop Out Rate in the Nation

Baltimore City Schools has a 34% graduation rate.

Uplifting young people and addressing Baltimore’s violence with a mix of social activism and street culture.

Silence the Violence is a holistic campaign working to decrease violence and win peace on the streets of Baltimore by increasing opportunities. SILENCE THE

VIOLENCE HOSTS ANNUAL RALLIES THROUGHOUT BALTIMORE CITY

 

ONCE A WEEK IN YOUR

NIEGHBORHOOD 7pm-8pm Pray for the area To connect residents

to resources To share information To help clean up

Violence Reduction Sustainable Education and Employment Youth Investment Blight Abatement Infrastructure Investment

If green business is one of your primary goals. BCPC will help you find a business that suits

your passions, personality, strengths, experience, goals, beliefs and ideals.

Are you Inclined to sell?Can you Provide a Service?Into Manufacturing?

What Do Customers Want? Business Structures Startup Costs Website Design Green Financing Social Responsibility Establishing a Green Business Culture Making Money

Worker safety & use of power tools Construction Math Foundations & floors Overview of Carpentry, Plumbing &

Electrical Structural Framing And more...

Baltimore resident HS Diploma/GED Ability to pass drug test Right to work status Read and speak English Pass basic skills test

Green Collar jobs Service 100 residents 90% Graduation rate 85% Job Placement rate 85% Job Retention rate $18.33 an average starting wage for graduates

Directors meet collectively as the board of directors, and are responsible—Legally, financially, and morally for the management and operations of BCPC-CDC

We are looking for persons who will be committed to the goals of BCPC

Have real-world knowledge Experience managing resources and people Loves to make waves