June 13, 2025 | By Kelly Hite
The Quality Green Jobs Regional Challenge
NEW ORLEANS – A local partnership between Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit transforming education and workforce systems, and the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) has significantly helped New Orleans tackle two of its most pressing challenges: flooding and economic mobility. JFF and GNOF presented these outcomes at the recent 2025 Horizons Summit: “Dare to be Brave”.
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Greater New Orleans Foundation Grows Green Jobs. Horizons 2025 New Orleans Jobs For the Future. Drew Bird Photography San Francisco Bay Area Photographer Have Camera. Will Travel. www.drewbirdphoto.com.
Only six months after winning the JFF Quality Green Jobs Regional Challenge, GNOF has already made a big difference in the region.
“Drawn from a pool of over 100 applicants nationwide, GNOF’s proposal stood out for its innovative approach to creating green jobs in New Orleans—particularly in response to the growing challenge of water management,” said Sara Vander Zanden, a director at Jobs for the Future.