Providence Preservation Society

AWARD PURPOSE THE WINDOW AND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM IS A SIX-WEEK PAID PROGRAM THAT WILL TRAIN 12 UNDEREMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED RHODE ISLAND RESIDENTS IN HISTORIC WINDOW RESTORATION. THE PROGRAM WILL USE HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS AN AGENT OF ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE A MEANS TO HELP ADDRESS THE SHORTFALL OF SKILLED LABOR TRAINED TO WORK ON HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN RHODE ISLAND. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN ALL THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO ASSESS, REPAIR, AND RESTORE HISTORIC WOODEN WINDOWS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE $15 AN HOUR COMPENSATION, A COMPLETION INCENTIVE BONUS, A TOOLKIT, A TRANSPORTATION VOUCHER, AND DAILY LUNCH, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT WILL REMOVE BARRIERS TO TRAINING ENCOUNTERED BY MANY. DURING THE SIX-WEEK PROGRAM, THE BASICS OF PRESERVATION CARPENTRY ARE INTERWOVEN WITH WORKSHOPS THAT WILL PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO COMPLETE A LEAD SAFETY COURSE AND OSHA 10 TRAINING FROM CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, WE WILL CONDUCT SEVEN POST-COMPLETION ONE-ON-ONE CHECK-INS WITH GRADUATES TO DETERMINE JOB PLACEMENT, ACHIEVEMENT, AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND GAUGE THE EFFICACY OF THIS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. DELIVERABLES WE EXPECT THE PROGRAM TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS TO STEADY, WELL-PAYING EMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED TRADESPEOPLE TRAINED TO REPAIR/RESTORE HISTORIC WOODEN WINDOWS IN PROVIDENCE AND RHODE ISLAND. BASED ON THE PROGRAM'S PREVIOUS TWO CYCLES, WE EXPECT 90% OF ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS TO GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM. AT LEAST 80% OF GRADUATES ARE EXPECTED TO SECURE FULL-TIME WORK WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARY THIS PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT 12 UNDER- AND UN-EMPLOYED RHODE ISLANDERS. THE TARGETED INDIVIDUALS COME FROM THE COMMUNITIES OF MOST NEED IN THE STATE, INCLUDING THOSE FROM RACIAL, GENDER, AND CULTURAL GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES, AND WHO FACE INDIVIDUAL BARRIERS TO MEANINGFUL, FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A