Weatherize for Good - Why?
Weatherize for Good - Why?
Why are MACG Institutions Organizing to Weatherize for Good?
Benefits to Homeowner
- Make home more comfortable and increase its value and security
- Connect to low interest CEWO financing with no up front costs
- Get quality work done by trained, certified high-road contractors we trust
- Save energy and practice values of environmental stewardship
Benefits to MACG Member Institutions
- Mediate energy pressures on our families and community members
- Strengthen relational culture and power within institutions
- Build relationships and leadership through W4G house meetings and outreach
- Build relationships with families and institutions in the neighboring community
- Discern how best to use incentive/donations (usually $300/job) from Weatherize for Good
- Demonstrate direct self-interest of membership in MACG
Benefits to MACG
- Advance triple-bottom-line values: (1) reduce energy use, (2) create and sustain living-wage, green-collar jobs, (3) protect the environment
- Support contractors who share our labor values and provide community benefits
- Develop innovative, collaborative model with local, small and minority businesses
- Build public relationships, reputation, and power
- Attract new member institutions
- Leverage our experience, success and learning to shape public policy
Benefits to HRCCA Contractors, “contractors from your community for your community.”
- Sustain new jobs from Cully project, hire new, diverse workers into career paths
- Demonstrate more equitable, socially responsible business model
- Demonstrate ability to adhere to high labor standards and provide customer value
- Withstand competition from large corporations and irresponsible contractors
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