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.
The Safe from Hate Jobsite Culture Pledge calls on all industry stakeholders in the construction industry to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion by clearly addressing jobsite culture.
Because prevalent racism and sexism continue to create hostile work environments, impact retention of a skilled workforce, and disproportionately harm […]
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 […]
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 […]
As a single father of two, I was looking for an opportunity to find a career that would support my family. Prior to enrolling in Constructing Hope, I was working hard, but wasn’t making a living wage. I started out at $13.50/hour, and after 3 years with the […]
I have been working in the trades since graduating from Constructing Hope in March, 2019. Upon graduation, I immediately took a temporary job working with Brand Safeway at their Vancouver shop. I got this position through Lisa with True Blue, who gave a presentation at Constructing Hope. […]
Our community truly came together to Level the Playing Field in the construction industry. Thanks to donors like you, our Construction Match Sponsors and Constructing Hope Champion, Dave Dahl, together we raised more than $255,000 and counting! We are committed to #LevelingThePlayingField for the long-term and still accepting donations. […]
From Michael Brown to George Floyd to the unrest in downtown Portland, race has become an ever more visible issue. Fortunately, here in The Rose City, we have a gem that has been creating career paths in the construction industry for the formerly incarcerated, who are disproportionately people of […]
‘Constructing Hope’ rebuilds the lives of people who get out of prison with jobs in construction. Dave Dahl, the ex-con who started Dave’s Killer Bread, recently gave them a huge donation. One man says ‘Constructing Hope’ has completely changed his life. Byron Walker was incarcerated when […]
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