Causes: Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, Crime & Law, Education, Inmate Support, Job Training

Mission: 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, and career advancement support. We serve people of color, returning citizens (from incarceration), and low-income adults. A youth summer camp provides skills, motivation, and construction career pathways.

Results: Constructing Hope has impacted the lives of more than 1,350 families since 1995.

Target demographics: Recently returning citizens (from incarceration), people of color, unemployed and underemployed and low income individuals to re-enter the workforce and attain middle-class wages

Geographic areas served: the greater Portland, Oregon area

Programs: Adult Construction Training - No-cost, 10-week, construction skills and life skills pre-apprenticeship construction training program for disadvantaged men and women. Career Advancement Support - Career Placement in Construction apprenticeships, 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 also provide three years of career placement, mentorship and supportive services. Youth Summer Program - Five-week program for skills, motivation and career awareness to enter a career path in the construction trades.