DEWALT Press Release
Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship Program November 7, 2024 Portland, Oregon Constructing Hope Is Named a DEWALT Grow the Trades Grant Recipient Constructing Hope is honored to be recognized as a DEWALT Grow the Trades Grant recipient for its efforts to increase completion rates, lower student to instructor ratios, increase direct placement into apprenticeships, and provide graduates with a deeper understanding of the skilled construction trades. With an estimated 500,000 open construction [...]
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)
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 project was featured on KGW: Portland nonprofits build platforms for city-sanctioned camp | kgw.com
“Grants in Action” Constructing Hope Highlight via M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Since its founding in 1975, the Murdock Trust has invested in nonprofits that provide opportunities for flourishing to everyone in our region – including, and often especially, those who have been traditionally underrepresented. The Trust has also held long investment in innovative solutions to complex challenges, learning from and supporting organizations that approach intractable problems with creativity. Learn How the Murdock Trust is supporting Constructing Hope in its mission to rebuild the [...]