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AmeriCorps NCCC to begin new projects in Colorado and southwestern U.S.

Posted on 10. Jan, 2012 by .

VETERANS GREEN JOBS WELCOMES 6TH AMERICORPS NCCC TEAM, EARTH 2. After breaking for the winter holidays, 300 members of AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) are recharged and primed to begin a new round of service projects for 28 organizations in Denver and across the central and southwestern United States.  Running through early March, these [...]

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Veterans Fire Corps Helps Vets Transition into the Civilian Workforce

Posted on 06. Jan, 2012 by .

The Veterans Fire Corps is a collaborative initiative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Veterans Green Jobs, and various conservation corps that engage recent-era veterans on priority hazardous fuels projects. The program builds upon the knowledge, leadership, experience, and training of military veterans, retraining them and refocusing [...]

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Get Charged! Arapahoe Community College Automotive Technology Presents:

Posted on 04. Jan, 2012 by .

Tour For Veterans – January 6, 2012   The Arapahoe Community College award-winning Automotive Technology program now provides intensive training in hybrid conversion and hybrid technology repair. Plug-in and hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) technologies hold great promise – from rejuvenating the auto industry to creating quality, domestic jobs. The Day’s Events 1100 Welcome 1115 Automotive [...]

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How Your $23 Can Turn into $20,000 for VGJ

Posted on 16. Dec, 2011 by .

The heat is on! With only 9 hours left to go, VGJ is calling all donors to help us raise that fundraising thermometer just a few more degrees. We have already raised an amazing $9,770 in donations (as of 3pm MST time), that means we only need $230 more. If just 10 VGJ supporters donate [...]

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Colorado Gives Day Results and our $10,000 Matching Gift

Posted on 08. Dec, 2011 by .

As it was last year, Colorado Gives Day turned out to be an amazing show of support from our donors. We crunched the numbers and within just 36 hours we received $5,535 in donations! All tallied, Coloradans donated over $12 million to more than 900 nonprofits. We can’t thank the Community First Foundation enough for [...]

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