KINGSTON – Ulster County Government has been awarded two 2015 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties in the categories of Human Services for the Patriots Project: Transitional Veterans Housing, and County Resiliency and Sustainability for the Carbon Footprint Reduction Program.
“Ulster County has created new and innovative programs that can be replicated across the country to address problems that we all face, and it is a great honor to have the Patriots Project and our Carbon Footprint Reduction program recognized on a national level,” said County Executive Michael Hein.
The carbon footprint reduction program “serves as an important model for other municipalities who wish to decrease energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said Amanda LaValle, coordinator for the county Department of the Environment. “The five core tenants of the program – reduce use, employment efficient technology, use on-site renewable energy, use renewable energy credits/carbon credits, and monitor and evaluate success – are important to any organization that desires to decrease their environmental footprint and increase their operational efficiency.”
The Patriots Project, at 67 Wurts Street in the City of Kingston, opened its doors last summer and provides transitional housing and other essential services for homeless veterans in the county. To date, more than a dozen previously homeless veterans have been helped at the Patriots Project home.
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