The nonprofit organization Civic Works’ Center for Sustainable Careers kicked off its inaugural Roofing Pre-Apprenticeship Job Training Program with a launch celebration Aug. 30 at its training facility in Baltimore.
The organization supports underemployed and unemployed Baltimore residents in building the skills needed to secure quality careers. The program has seen more than 1,000 graduates since its launch in 2003, 90% of which have secured employment and earn above the minimum wage.
The three-month roofing program will prepare students for full-time positions with roofing employers in Baltimore and comes at a time when the demand for roofers is high, with an expected growth of 6.6% in the next five years. Recruits will receive a weekly stipend, free lunches and snacks, transportation, expungement services, a laptop and a WiFi internet hotspot, construction tools and safety equipment to ensure they are equipped for a successful completion of the program.
Each trainee is also assigned a case manager, a career navigator and a job readiness coach to support personal and professional development plans.
To submit photos for a future Business Album, email Assistant Editor Sean Wallace at [email protected].Del. Caylin Young, D-Baltimore City, at lectern, speaks to the guests who attended the inaugural Roofing Pre-Apprenticeship Job Training Program launch celebration. Behind Young are, from left, Eli Allen, senior program director for Civic Works; Del. Jackie Addison, D-Baltimore City; and Baltimore City Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy. (Photo courtesy of Civic Works)Civic Works’ inaugural Roofing Pre-Apprenticeship Job Training Program trainees get a photo with Eli Allen, second from left, senior program director for Civic Works; and Karim Peoples cConstruction safety instructor with Civic Works, fourth from left. (Photo courtesy of Civic Works)Terrance Clark, left, a job readiness manager with Civic Works; and Vanessa Galloway, Civic Works’ business services manager, answer questions and distribute information about the organization’s Roofing Pre-Apprenticeship Job Training Program. (Photo courtesy of Civic Works)Del. Stephanie Smith, D-Baltimore City, at lectern, speaks to the guests who attended the inaugural Roofing Pre-Apprenticeship Job Training Program launch celebration. Behind Smith are, from left, Eli Allen, senior program director for Civic Works; Del. Caylin Young, D-Baltimore City; Del. Jackie Addison, D-Baltimore City; and Baltimore City Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy. (Photo courtesy of Civic Works)From left, Gregory Malcolm, owner of Ironshore Contracting; Del. Stephanie Smith, D-Baltimore City; and Baltimore City Housing Commissioner Alice Kennedy attended Civic Works’ inaugural Roofing Pre-Apprenticeship Job Training Program launch celebration. (Photo courtesy of Civic Works)From left, Del. Caylin Young, D-Baltimore City; Alice Kennedy, Baltimore City Housing Commissioner; Dana Stein, D-Baltimore and founder and executive director of Civic Works; Rita Crews, Belair-Edison Community Association president; Del. Jackie Addison, D-Baltimore City; and Del. Stephanie Smith, D-Baltimore City, were on hand for the Civic Works’ inaugural Roofing Pre-Apprenticeship Job Training Program launch celebration. (Photo courtesy of Civic Works)Gregory Malcolm, owner of Ironshore Contracting, takes a photo with his phone during Civic Works’ inaugural Roofing Pre-Apprenticeship Job Training Program launch celebration. (Photo courtesy of Civic Works)Dana Stein, D-Baltimore and founder and executive director of Civic Works, chats with Aisha Dorn, president/CEO of Lifeline ReBuild. (Photo courtesy of Civic Works)
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