About Landforce
What we do
Working closely with a coalition of public and private agencies as well as a network of greenspace and workforce development experts, Landforce…
- Recruits, trains, educates, employs and supports adults who have faced structural barriers to stable, family sustaining, employment based upon race or personal histories.
- Facilitates quality land stewardship services such as: invasive plant management removal, vacant lot stabilization, garden bed installation, wooden step installation, trail building, reforestation, garden maintenance, erosion control, tree care/maintenance, riparian zone management, and additional green infrastructure maintenance needs for a variety of land types throughout the city and county.
- Provides meaningful employment coupled with transitional career coaching using best practices and a trauma-informed approach.
- Establishes a collaborative brand that creates value for all stakeholders and can be both adaptive and enduring.
Guiding Principles
Landforce commits to:
- Center the needs and experiences of our participants in all we do, on the job site, in training, & with career coaching.
- Maximize the public benefit of the work we do by combining employment opportunities and environmental stewardship.
- Adapt to different land types, stewardship services and the needs of our crew members.
- Recognize that market demand informs program size.
- Provide high quality and relevant training, on the job experience, and credentials.
- Create strong partnerships with potential employers and land steward and workforce development organizations.
- Value multi-organizational collaboration, shared services, and inclusivity.
- Support partner organizations working in similar sectors rather than competing with them.
- Ensure that Landforce is an organization built upon respect and compassion for all of our employees and partners.
- Acknowledge the challenges and trauma many of our employees face and build appropriate tools and capacity.
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