Off the Block Artisans

This challenging vocational job training program in woodworking prepares 18-24 year olds for entry level jobs in the skilled craft trades. Our trainees learn in a real work environment -- that of a small production cabinet shop. With a half dozen other youth, they get the chance over a three month period to handle the demands, expectations and consequences of an actual job and they receive a stipend for their efforts. As youth near graduation, assistance is provided to place them in entry level jobs.

In our well-equipped machine shop, Artisans learn basic vocational skills with great emphasis placed on shop math, building as a sequential process, problem solving, attention to details and safety. We also impart to youth four fundamental job values: punctuality, dependability, responsibility and accountability. Taken together, the vocational and job readiness skills youth learn as Artisans prepare them well for challenging employment.

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