SEEED - green job training and weatherization in inner city Knoxville

The Mayor Visits SEEED

Knoxville City Mayor Madeline Rogero visited the Tuesday Empowerment Hour at SEEED on May 7, 2013. The students got a chance to ask questions and the mayor pledged her support for SEEED. More »

Edible Forest/Green the Block

Thank You to all of our Sponsors and Volunteers for making SEEED’s Edibile Forest a Success! March 16, 2013, over 200 volunteers joined SEEED at the Morning Side Community Center to More »

Our Program

Currently we have 25 young people in our pre-apprenticeship program. Most of them are working to obtain their GED and are learning job and life skills to prepare them for success. In More »

Growing a Green Future

SEEED young people are working towards a brighter future. Imagine a Knoxville where nutritious food is grown in every backyard and vacant lot. Imagine that all the houses, low income and high More »

Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development

is a green community development non-profit focusing on creating and sustaining jobs for Knoxville’s urban young people, and ensuring clean energy and conservation technologies are available for low income residents. More »

Thanks to everyone who came out Saturday to support low income homeowners

April 21, 2014 No comments

Pre-apprenticeship applications being accepted

April 17, 2014 No comments

Are you ready to start learning about clean and renewable energy? SEEED is NOW taking applications for the Pre-Apprenticeship Program. Deadline is May 13th. We only have room for 10 young adults

Green the Block is this Saturday April 19

April 17, 2014 No comments

Saturday, April 19, come join us for Green the Block – music, fun, cleaning up trash, and interviewing homeowners about weatherization and their utility bills. Noon to 4 pm at Danny Mayfield

Monday, December 2 – Our dream is coming true!!

December 5, 2013 No comments

Is it really possible to weatherize every home in Knoxville to reduce our carbon footprint and reduce the inequality of poverty? The answer is yes!! And Monday was a huge step forward

SEEED goes to Power Shift 2013

December 5, 2013 No comments

We went to Pittsburg for the Power Shift 2013 conference. Power Shift on October 18-21. Power Shift’s purpose is to unite organizers who are focused on clean energy. We even got the

Knoxville City/Stakeholders Weatherization Planning Meetings

After IBM proposed that the city gather stakeholders to develop a plan to weatherize low income homes last August, they formed a group to study the issue. SEEED has "seeded" the 4 committees (funding, education, landlords, and data) with our people and our Executive Director, Stan, is on the steering committee.

We are now looking for interested homeowners and young people to get involved in the planning process.

We will be holding a series of city street events starting after Christmas to let people know what is going on and how they can become involved. SEEED organizational meetings will start in January.

View the IBM Smarter Cities report here.

The city's guide to sustainability: Guide.

Help Our Pre-Apprenticeship Students

$25 can pay lunch for our students for one day.
$65 can pay for one student to take the GED test
$100 can provide a student with a uniform, supplies, and tools
$1250 can train one student for one year towards a sustainable career
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Creating pathways out of poverty and opportunities to serve the community for young adults by providing support and training for careers in the growing green economy.