Mission Statement
Our mission is to transform lives and landscapes by engaging people to build skills for meaningful careers, inspiring people to plant trees, and making our community a greener, healthier place to live.
Impact and Programs
Accomplishments
Through 5 employment training programs comprising our Career Pathways department, a total of 272 participants build marketable job skills in 2020.
Tree Trust's Community Forestry department added 4,100 trees to the urban canopy through 6 tree distribution events and 25 community plantings, engaging over 150 volunteers.
Current Goals
Tree Trust's Career Pathways department aims to serve 300 promising young people through transformative employment training programming.
Our Community Forestry department will work with schools, municipalities, and community volunteers to add 6,000 trees to the urban canopy.
Community or Constituency Served
Tree Trust's Career Pathways department serves promising young people in Hennepin, Washington, and Dakota counties -- and in Saint Paul. Participants come from a diverse range of abilities and backgrounds, with most of our participants identifying as a person of color and/or experiencing a barrier to employment and education.
Our Community Forestry department plants trees, engages volunteers, and educates students throughout the Metro area.
Geographic Area Served
Twin Cities metro.
