Story of Hope – Igor Vincic, Winter 2022 Graduate
“A happier, stronger, more confident me”
Open Position: Fund Development Manager
Position: Fund Development Manager
Salary/Pay Range: $70 – 80K per-year
Full-Time/Exempt
Reports to: Executive Director
Program: Administration Location: Portland, Oregon
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 no-cost, ten-week construction training programs, placement services, […]
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Lines for Life Podcast
Constructing Hope was shown off in a pre-apprenticeship programs list by Build Oregon. You can find the link to that here: Your Guide to Pre-Apprenticeship Programs (buildoregon.com)
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 […]
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 […]