Building Futures
Building Futures
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About this organization
Mission
To meet employer and industry need for skilled workers through the Registered Apprenticeship system while creating family-sustaining career opportunities for low-income diverse community members.
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CONSTRUCTION PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING - BUILDING FUTURES HAS DEVELOPED AND OPERATES A COMPREHENSIVE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM TO HELP MEN AND WOMEN PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN ONE OF A DOZEN BUILDING TRADES APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS (E.G. ELECTRICIANS, CARPENTERS, PLUMBERS, IRON WORKERS, PAINTERS, AND LABORERS, AMONG OTHERS). BUILDING FUTURES' 200 HOUR HANDS-ON PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING FOCUSES ON BASIC COMPETENCIES NEEDED ACROSS ALL CONSTRUCTION TRADES. THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE: RECRUITMENT, ORIENTATION, APPLICATION & ASSESSMENTS, CONSTRUCTION TRAINING, CONSTRUCTION MATH INSTRUCTION, PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, CAREER GUIDANCE, PLACEMENT & SUPPORT SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS A SPECIAL TRACK IN HOME BUILDING THAT PROVIDES AN EXTENDED HANDS-ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITY BUILDING MODEL ENERGY-EFFICIENT AFFORDABLE LOW-INCOME HOMES IN PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE 200-HOUR PROGRAM AND DEMONSTRATED AN APTITUDE, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A 3-WEEK ELECTIVE IN INDUSTRIAL WELDING; THIS IS A CERTIFICATION COURSE TAUGHT BY A CERTIFIED WELDING INSTRUCTOR. TOGETHER THESE TRAININGS ARE DESIGNED TO FURTHER PREPARE GRADUATES FOR ENTRY AND SUCCESS IN REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS IN CONSTRUCTION.ALL SERVICES ARE AT NO COST TO TRAINEES. THE ORGANIZATION NOW RUNS THREE TRAINING CYCLES PER YEAR WITH AN ANNUAL TARGET OF 42 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SEVERAL INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS, CONSTRUCTION MATH INSTRUCTION AND TUTORING, CAREER COUNSELING AND TRANSITION-TO-EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. ALL GRADUATES ARE GUIDED IN CHOOSING THE BUILDING TRADE OCCUPATION THAT BEST FITS THEIR INTERESTS AND ABILITIES, AND ARE ASSISTED IN PREPARING FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM ENTRANCE EXAMS AND INTERVIEWS, WITH FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT SERVICES AND GUIDANCE PROVIDED THROUGH THEIR FIRST YEAR OF APPRENTICESHIP AND BEYOND. TO DATE 290 PROGRAM GRADUATES HAVE BEEN PLACED IN RI REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS IN 12 CONSTRUCTION TRADES, WITH 101 OF THESE GRADUATES HAVING ACHIEVED JOURNEY-LEVEL STATUS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TRADES.THE BUILDING FUTURES PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN REFINED AND EXPANDED OVER THE LAST ELEVEN YEARS IN COLLABORATION WITH EMPLOYER AND TRADE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM PARTNERS, AND HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR BEST PRACTICES BY MANY, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. IN ONGOING EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY AND NUMBER OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS INCREASED ITS FOCUS ON RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, PLACEMENT AND RETENTION OF WOMEN IN THE TRADES, BOTH BY ESTABLISHING AN ALUMNI LEADERSHIP WORKING GROUP TO ASSIST WITH OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT, AND VIA A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR WOMEN TRAINEES AND GRADUATES. TEN PERCENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GRADUATES ARE WOMEN, COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF THREE PERCENT. BUILDING FUTURES IS ALSO DEVELOPING AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN REGARDING CAREERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES THAT IS TARGETED TO STUDENTS, PARENTS, SCHOOL EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE GOAL IS TO STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CURRICULA INTEGRATE AND ARTICULATE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) PATHWAYS TO REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP. BUILDING FUTURES IS ALSO SEEKING TO PILOT A '13TH' YEAR PROGRAM, BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE, THAT IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 18-24, THAT HAVE A HIGH INTEREST AND STRONG POTENTIAL FOR THE TRADES, YET LACK THE BASIC, HANDS-ON AND ESSENTIAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS THAT WILL ENSURE THEIR SUCCESS AS APPRENTICES. AS A FURTHER ENHANCEMENT IN ITS CONSTRUCTION-RELATED PROGRAMMING, BUILDING FUTURES IS CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A TARGETED INTERVENTION IN RESPONSE TO THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF OPIOIDS ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. DESIGNED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACTION PLAN, "OPIOIDS & CONSTRUCTION: WHY IT MATTERS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO" IS NOW OFFERED AS PART OF BUILDING FUTURES' PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, AND IS BEING REFINED FOR PRESENTATION TO LOCAL CONSTRUCTION TRADE UNIONS AND THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THE CURRICULUM IS ALSO BEING ADAPTED FOR NON-CONSTRUCTION AUDIENCES.ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT OF BUILDING FUTURES' WORK IS INCREASING APPRENTICE UTILIZATION ON LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH PROJECT OWNERS. BUILDING FUTURES' APPRENTICE UTILIZATION PROGRAM, OR AUP, PROVIDES A METHOD TO ENSURE THAT REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING OCCURS ON ACTIVE RHODE ISLAND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL TO MEET THE FUTURE DEMAND FOR VARIOUS BUILDING TRADES' OCCUPATIONS, BASED UPON LABOR MARKET PROJECTIONS. IN SO DOING, BUILDING FUTURES SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BY PARTICIPATION IN THE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM. BUILDING FUTURES PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AND MONITORING OF TRADE CONTRACTORS OF ALL TIERS TO ENSURE THAT THE APPRENTICE UTILIZATION TARGETS AND LOCAL HIRING GOALS ARE REACHED, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ENTITY PURCHASING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (E.G. BROWN UNIVERSITY, CITY OF PROVIDENCE, ETC.). APPRENTICE UTILIZATION PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. IN THE PAST ELEVEN YEARS, OVER 95 PROJECTS HAVE HAD SOME FORM OF APPRENTICE UTILIZATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BUILDING FUTURES. THESE ACTIVITIES HELP INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE REGISTERED APPRENTICES BEING TRAINED IN CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “The mission of building futures is to meet employer and industry needs for skilled workers through the registered apprenticeship system, while creating family-sustaining career opportunities for low-income diverse residents of rhode island.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “The mission of building futures is to meet employer and industry needs for skilled workers through the registered apprenticeship system, while creating family-sustaining career opportunities for low-income diverse residents of rhode island.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as RI.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2019 was ONE ACORN STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903.
- As of 2019, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 12 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $14,250.
- The organization has 7 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2016.
- The organization pays $971,507 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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