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Causes: Education, Employment Preparation & Procurement, Environment, Environmental Beautification, Job Training, Literacy, Remedial Reading & Encouragement
Mission: Strengthening baltimore's communities through education, skills development and community service.
Programs: Americorps program - participants receive employment training while performing essential services (e. G. Rehab of low-income housing and converting vacant lots to parks and gardens). Civic works participants tutor & mentor school children in after-school facilities.
energy conservation program - civic works participants teach energy saving practices and provide home energy improvement services to make homes more comfortable and affordable.
energy job training, weatherization and retrofit programs - civic works teaches job skills for "green" careers, provides on-the-job training through weatherization of low income homes and provides job placement upon completion, training in solar, and brownfield remediation.
elder services - civic works provides the facilitation of aging-in-place through fall prevention, case management, and connection to services.