1. Milwaukee Youth Summer Employment Opportunity Conservation Leadership Corps Overview Greater Milwaukee Committee Meetings – February, 2009

2. Johnson Controls2 Conservation Leadership Program  Initiated in 2006 in Milwaukee  Continued and expanded in 2007 – 2008  Looking for additional sponsors in 2009  Provides meaningful summer jobs – 7 weeks for inner-city, diverse youth  One week of job-readiness training (resume writing, interview skills, how to apply for a job, on-line job searches, and financial literacy)  Six weeks spent on projects such as; boardwalk construction, trail construction, erosion prevention, habitat restoration, removal of invasive species, and building benches and bridges  Collaboration among public and private sector:  Johnson Controls  Student Conservation Association  Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board  Milwaukee County Parks  Local businesses and foundations

3. Johnson Controls3 CLC program elements  Conservation Leadership Corps program includes following elements:  Environmental sustainability  Leadership development  Inclusion/diversity  Youth focus  Employee involvement  Community impact  NGO relationships  Media component  Employee engagement survey impact: Corporate Social Responsibility I am satisfied with what my company is doing to support the community where I work.

4. Johnson Controls4 Johnson Controls wanted to invest in a signature program which synthesized our goals of bringing diversity, environmental sustainability and leadership development to our local communities Started as a response to Mayor Barrett’s City of Milwaukee Summer Jobs Program How did the CLC get started?

5. Johnson Controls5 About the Student Conservation Association (SCA) Founded in 1957 The Nation’s Leading Provider of Conservation Volunteers 50+ Years of Students Conserving:  America’s National Parks  National Forests  Public Lands  City Green Spaces 5 Provide Youth Conservation Workforce  High School Summer Conservation Crews   College Internships  Community Conservation  Diversity Focused-Initiatives What They Do Who They Are Mission To build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of our environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.

6. Johnson Controls6 Program’s Reach Initiated in 2006 in Milwaukee Expanded to Baltimore in 2007 Added Detroit in 2008  94% retention rate over 3 yrs  86% responded they would like to participate again  Over 70% of 2006 Alumni surveyed reported they got another job during the following school year and summer Metrics:

7. Johnson Controls7 Grant Park Restored parts of Seven Bridges Trail, where hikers had created their own paths, unknowingly destroying native vegetation Kohl Park Cut and built the park’s first public trail, providing long-awaited access to the park Estabrook Park Cleared and removed invasive buckthorn trees and honeysuckle bushes, which have been crowding out and killing native species Washington Park (in partnership with Urban Ecology Center) Installed a nature trail and teaching vista on island in lagoon using a canoe. Built 8 “Aldo Leopold” benches for the island, constructed and installed a timber boardwalk for a section of marshland, and painted murals inside the Center’s newly leased educational building on a few rainy days About the projects – in the Parks

8. Johnson Controls8 3,360 ft of trail maintained 2,505 ft of new trail built 16 water bars constructed 15 social trails shut down and restored 2 bridges and 1 fence removed 5 drainage ditches dug 12 acres of invasive species removed 6 trees planted 2 bridges built About the results – Summer service accomplishments in parks 2006 8,110 ft of trail maintained 625 ft of new trail built 638 trees/native plants planted Removed invasive species and restored 545 ft² area 75 steps built 1 retaining wall built 69 pieces of erosion prevention cribbing installed 3 turnpikes built 1 timber boat landing built 1 30-foot treated timber boardwalk built and installed 8 timber “Aldo Leopold” benches built and installed 2007

9. Johnson Controls9 About the results – Youth Leadership and Career Development Advancing Youth Leaders in Conservation Careers Eight 2006 MCLC alumni hired into new conservation job opportunities in 2007 2 seasonal Milwaukee County Parks and Recreation (4 projected in 2008) 2 MCLC Apprentice Leaders 4 alumni members Program Impact 88% of 2006 alumni reported their interest in the environment has changed as a result of the program 76% of 2006 alumni reported working another job after participating in MCLC, with 35% reported working in the outdoor/environmental field or with a community or non-profit organization 71% of those alumni using the program as a reference in securing their subsequent jobs “I learned a lot because we talked about how to set up for college, manage money, and act on a job.”

10. Johnson Controls10 Timeline Feb. Mar.Apr.MayJuneJuly Aug. Graduation Program start Announce students Recruit students Recruit crew leaders

11. Johnson Controls11 The investment 2008 Funding: $513,000 - 67 students Johnson Controls - $313,000 Other local corporate funders $200,000: Greater Milwaukee Foundation Helen Bader Foundation Northwestern Mutual QuadGraphics SAP America, Inc. Wisconsin Energy Foundation Rockwell Automation Gilbane Construction Baird Foundation TOTAL: $7,800 per student Funding levels: $5,000 base level $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $50,000

12. Johnson Controls12 Thank you! Contact information: Jennifer Mattes Director, Global Public Affairs Johnson Controls Diversity & Public Affairs - Corporate (tel) +1-414-524-2349 jennifer.b.mattes@jci.com Milwaukee, WI USA Johnson Controls Blue Sky Involve12