Oregon Business Blog
Constructing Hope was featured in a Oregon Business Blog post. You can find that here: Boom Goes the Stigma (buzzsprout.com)
Story of Hope – Ryan Miller, Spring 2021 Graduate
“A new way of life”
Ryan Miller, graduate, and now concrete finisher, came to Constructing Hope ready for a change.
Before joining Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program, Miller worked in the food industry and became involved in a lifestyle that led to his incarceration.
After his release, he […]
Job Developer
Position: Job Developer (FT)
Salary: $27.00 – $29.00 DOE
Deadline: Open Until Filled
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Constructing Hope’s mission is to rebuild the lives of people in our community by encouraging self-sufficiency through skills training and education in the construction industry. We provide a no-cost, ten-week construction training program to eligible participants, job placement […]
Missing Middle Housing Fund
Constructing Hope was featured in a Missing Middle Housing Fund blog post. You can find that here: Construction Labor Series Part Two: Workforce Growth Opportunities (missingmiddlehousing.fund)
Home Builders Foundation
This summer Constructing Hope had the opportunity to partner with the Home Builders Foundation. The HBF works within the home building industry to construct and remodel nonprofit homeless shelter facilities under the Safe Rest Village project and offered trainees the chance to get real world experience on site. The […]
Story of Hope – Mahalah Webb, Spring 2021 Graduate
“In The Best Place Of Her Life”
Mahalah Webb was working as a cook in Salem, making fourteen dollars an hour, a single mother of three, doing her best to make a better life. Constructing Hope represented a new beginning, and after taking a leap of faith to join […]
Readers respond: Building a women’s construction workforce
According to a recent ODOT report, from 2011-20, women of color accounted for a paltry 2% of union and nonunion construction apprenticeships. This creates various barriers to success, including increasing the probability of racial microaggressions and gender stereotyping, as well as making it difficult to build a community of […]
Portland Interview Podcast with Constructing Hope’s Pat Daniels
Host David Bentley Talks With Pat Daniels with Constructing Hope
Expansion in the works at Constructing Hope
PORTLAND, Ore. — Nonprofit organization Constructing Hope has increased the number of students it can serve through its pre-apprenticeship program as part of a makeover at its Northeast Portland facility.
Constructing Hope Workforce Training Center Re-Opens Doors
Portland, OR. Constructing Hope is a nonprofit that trains low-income people to work in the construction industry. The organization hosted a Grand Re-opening on April 21st to showcase new additions that can accommodate larger classes and more job training options. The building, at 405 NE Church St, can now host […]