A Better Space for Constructing Hope
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PBJ’s 2021 Nonprofit Partners
The Portland Business Journal has selected five nonprofit partners, with which it will work to promote and build, for 2021.
The PBJ forges partnerships with such groups each year as a way to help them find backers and improve their philanthropic positions. The nonprofits, […]
Scott Spector – Constructing Hope Graduate Winter 2015
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Prior to Constructing Hope
Scott was a high school dropout who enrolled in college to get his diploma, while also earning college credit. He had a goal of becoming a Marine Biologist, and his credits were focused towards getting his Associates Degree in […]
DJC Honors Pat Daniels
When it comes to transforming lives for the better, few people can hold a candle to Constructing Hope Executive Director Pat Daniels.
In her role she is a mentor, teacher, advocate and friend, not to mention a passionate fundraiser with a sharp business mind. In her 15 years with Constructing […]
Construction coalition plans campaign to end on-the-job harassment of women, minorities
By Don McIntosh
Culture change is coming. At least, that’s the goal of a broad construction industry coalition that’s begun to meet monthly to talk about ending racial and sexual harassment on Portland-area construction job sites.
In Memoriam of Antonio Sage Rodriguez
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In Memoriam – Antonio Sage Rodriguez
February 26, 1992 – November 12, 2020
Family Member of the Constructing Hope Fall 2020 Pre-Apprenticeship Training Class
Antonio Sage Rodriguez was a committed and active participant in our current pre-apprenticeship training class. He was determined and driven to make a positive change in his life […]
Tiane Kalamafoni – Constructing Hope Graduate Winter 2020
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Life Prior to Constructing Hope
TK always knew he was interested in construction. As a child in Tonga, his grandpa was a carpenter. He would work side by side with him, handing him hammers and nails. On school breaks, he also worked with his uncles in […]
Despite progress, ingrained racism still runs deep in construction
While incidents of nooses and hateful graffiti on jobsites have made headlines in 2020, racism in the industry often manifests itself in more subtle, systemic ways.
Greg Page, the president of Waldorf, Maryland-based Page Building Group, has a proven business strategy when it comes to applying for financing: Send in […]
Juan Mojica – Constructing Hope Graduate Winter 2015
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Prior to enrolling in Constructing Hope, Juan was in and out of warehouse jobs, making a few dollars more than minimum wage. As a single father, it was a challenge to make ends meet at that wage. A DUI, which led to a suspended license, […]
Constructing Hope by removing industry employment barriers
These are challenging times. The COVID-19 pandemic has required all of us to adjust our lives and calibrate a new normal. Meanwhile, the pandemic has exacerbated social inequities that inspired recent social unrest, which Portland has helped keep in the spotlight. And wildfires rage across America’s western states, destroying […]