Constructing Hope Pre- Apprenticeship Program
Leveling the Playing Field
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Constructing Hope offers unique, fundable programs that serve priority populations, deliver large numbers of apprenticeship-ready graduates, and leverage industry partnerships. Constructing Hope’s strategic plan builds on these areas of expertise and current funding opportunities to focus on: (1) Increasing the number of graduates (2) Creating a re-entry pipeline (3) Developing green construction pathways administered by and for people of color, and (4) Building capacity to execute and fund these priorities
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Adult Construction Program
No-cost, 10-week, construction skills and life skills pre-apprenticeship construction training program for disadvantaged men and women. Students learn: Construction Skills, Blueprint Reading, Applied Math, Safety, Career Awareness, Financial Management, Workplace Expectations, Construction Culture, Communications, Certifications, Plan for Life Success.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries Certified Pre-Apprenticeship Program 2020
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of adult learners enrolled
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Adult Construction Program
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
These results reflect the number of graduates of our pre-apprenticeship training program each year. *Numbers for 2020 are reduced due to COVID-19.
Number of participants who gain employment
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Adult Construction Program
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Post Constructing Hope pre-apprenticeship training program career placement numbers. *Numbers for 2020 are reduced due to COVID-19.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Constructing Hope's GOALS are to:
Help the long-term unemployed attain sustainable careers.
Increase workforce diversity.
Reduce recidivism.
Meet hiring needs in the construction industry.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
HELP people of color, unemployed people, the formerly incarcerated, and low-income individuals re-enter the workforce and attain middle-class wages.
SUPPORT those with the highest unemployment rates, fewest career options, and weakest safety net.
ENGAGE young people to learn that they have the opportunities, abilities, and confidence for career and life success.
ADDRESS diversity in the workforce to produce systemic change.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Adult Training Program - We provide a no-cost, 10-week construction skills and life skills pre-apprenticeship training program for disadvantaged men and women.
Career Advancement Support Services - Construction pathway jobs that lead to apprenticeships, and other employment. Through construction apprenticeships, our graduates secure good-paying jobs in careers that can be mastered without a college degree. We provide three years of career placement, mentorship, and supportive services.
Building Equity Program - Constructing Hope's response to the disparities our formerly incarcerated students and graduates endure in housing, employment, financial assistance and more. The program works with current students and graduates to clear their criminal records and assist with obtaining an Oregon Drivers License (new or reinstated.)
Youth Summer Program - Five-week program for skills, motivation and career awareness to enter a career path in the construction trades.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We provide construction career training to 85 adults each year, place at least 65 in new careers, and provide career retention and advancement services for 60-70. We serve 25 high school age youth through our summer program. Average starting wage for a graduate of our adults pre-apprenticeship training program is $21.29/hour.
Since 1995 we have impacted the lives of more than 1,290 graduates and their families.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people
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Constructing Hope Pre- Apprenticeship Program
Board of directorsas of 11/02/2022
Mr. Mel Jones
Hoffman Construction Company
Dewey Amos
Mortenson Construction
Senator Robert Boyer
Retired Oregon State Senator
Zack Culver
Laborers' International Union of North American Local No. 737
David Drinkward
Hoffman Construction Company
Keith Edwards
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Ninth District, retired
Anne Raccine Fishe
ARF Architecture
Art Hiemstra
First Interstate Bank, Retired
Angela Smith
Minority Construction Group
Twauna Hennessee
NW Carpenters Union
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.