Last week, Boreal Development participants wrapped up the weatherization project at Vita Nova’s transitional housing facility. The work was supported by a Clean Energy Resource Teams grant, and you can read more about the project in an earlier post here. By the end of the second day of the project, participants had installed a new storm door, insulated rim joists, and finished caulking the windows. They also sealed exterior doors with new weather stripping, foam tape, and thr

This week, our apprenticeship readiness trainees are hard at work on a weatherization project at Vita Nova's transitional housing facility in Observation Hill. The project is funded through a Clean Energy Resource Teams grant. Vita Nova had been dealing with very high utility bills at this 120-year-old triplex and wanted to better understand where energy was being lost. With support from the grant, they were able to complete an energy assessment and start addressing some of t

While Malik was in prison, his children's mother lost custody of their two kids. When he was released his children were in foster care and he was only able to have supervised visits, which was hard for all of them. He worked diligently to meet the requirements of Child Protective Services to regain custody. He got an apartment, stayed out of trouble, and took other required steps to prove that he was a fit parent. He regained custody last spring. With custody of his two child