Building America brings a unique approach to providing high quality construction job opportunities to low income community residents.
Building America works to link with union apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs in the communities where it invests.
Examples of pre-apprenticeship programs which Building America has supported include:
PROJECT IMPACT. This pre-apprenticeship program was established at the St. Peter’s University Student Center in Jersey City, NJ, a Building America investment. Project IMPACT (Increasing Minority Participation and Access to Construction Trades) offers entry-level pre-apprenticeship training for local residents, many of whom are immigrant and low-income households. The program is designed to prepare community residents to become apprentices in the Hudson County Building Trades.