Oregon Hip Hop Architecture MLK Day
FREE and open to youth of color and allies grades 7-12 Monday, January 17, 2022, 11am-1:30pm PST, Zoom Register by January 7: bit.ly/hhamlk22_signup Join us for a virtual one-day design and hip hop event! Explore the world of architecture through the lens of hip hop culture and work with professionals in the field to build a “frozen music” city model based on hip hop lyrics. There is no typical student [...]
Viewpoint: Constructing Hope, labor pipeline, building inclusive workplaces
Constructing Hope Board Chair Mel Jones (left) and the organization's Executive Director Pat Daniels on a job site. NAIM HASAN PHOTOGRAPHY It’s an amazing time to work in the construction industry. People and services are in high demand. We can earn good money, and we’re diversifying our workforce. As we work toward diversity, equity, and inclusion, however, something is missing. We’ve neglected inclusion, which is the cornerstone for building [...]
Dave Dahl – All the Wiser
Benefitting Constructing Hope You know him best as simply Dave, the baker and brand-visionary behind Dave’s Killer Bread. But Dave Dahl has had many identities in his life: inmate, art dealer, philanthropist, addict, entrepreneur, and criminal. He grew up in a strict Seventh-Day Adventist community... Read More
Second Chance Employment Is a Win for Employers and Employees
Second chance employment provides a win for the formerly incarcerated person who gets to experience the dignity of work; the community wins by reducing recidivism and crime; and employers win by gaining access to valuable talent. Read More
Dave Dahl: Portland’s Killer Bread maker on maintaining hope, giving back and staying well
For 25-plus years, Constructing Hope has, well, built hope among those looking to get into the construction industry. It’s worked with nearly 1,300 people, introducing them to trades that, by generating skills and paychecks, has effected positive change. The group captured the attention of Dave Dahl, the founder of Dave’s Killer Bread who advocates for building careers for those who may not have societal advantages, along with giving second chances to reformed [...]
Dave’s Killer Bread founder to match donations to post-prison jobs nonprofit
Dave Dahl, himself a former inmate, will match donations to Constructing Hope, which provides construction jobs for people just out of prison. View Video