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Honoring and recognizing the men and women of First Builders, Inc., for their commitment to building a new pathway to viable careers in the construction industry for the City of Philadelphia's next generation of working men and women and labor leaders.
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WHEREAS, First Builders Inc., is an independent non-profit community-based organization comprised of union construction professionals and educators committed to bringing the rewarding, uplifting, and life-changing experience of building trades training to underserved communities that have not historically been exposed to these skills. Since its inception, First Builders has embodied the mission to reinforce the message that the Philadelphia Union Building Trades are service organizations for both their membership and the greater community; and
WHEREAS, Through extensive outreach, academic support, and exposure to job site experience and training, First Builders develops the skills of candidates that promote self-confidence and a level of self-motivation that enable candidates to begin the journey to personal and professional success that careers in the construction industry provide; and
WHEREAS, First Builders candidates begin the program with weekly classroom instruction in necessary mathematical skills including basic computation, understanding and using formulas, and recognizing and calculating measurement. Next, candidates work to understand basic algebra and apply it in the recognition and resolution of word problems. First Builders combines these academic skills with classroom exposure to the unique social, safety, and personal responsibility aspects of the construction site; and
WHEREAS, In conjunction with their efforts to encourage and enable "non-traditional" candidates to consider building trades apprenticeships, First Builders member volunteers are committed to improving the community through regularly scheduled service projects such as "Labor to Neighbor." Through this Progra...
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