OTW Pre-Apprentices at Habitat for Community Build Day

This September, three Oregon Tradeswomen pre-apprentices from the Summer 2025 TACC cohort were given the opportunity to participate in a Community Build Day at Habitat for Humanity‘s Myrtlewood Way job-site in Gresham alongside pre-apprentices from Constructing Hope. This Community Build Day was hosted by our friends at Danner Boots with the goal of highlighting young tradesworkers, also known as “the Toolbelt Generation,” in hopes of inspiring Gen-Z and Gen-Alpha youth to consider careers in the skilled trades. Skilled trades careers offer high wages and many diverse career pathways that are accessible to anyone ready to work hard, as well as high levels of career satisfaction.

Our pre-apprentices Ella, Jess, and Bre spent the day working shoulder-to-shoulder with skilled Habitat tradesworkers in addition to other pre-apprentices, learning new carpentry techniques and building upon the foundation that they have formed throughout their time in the TACC program. This experience gave these three students a taste of what their future could look like, building their communities alongside a solid team of tradesworkers, and left them excited for what is to come after they complete their pre-apprenticeship.

There are many opportunities to get involved and develop your building skills like our three pre-apprentices did. If you are looking to skill-up while contributing your time to a great cause, Habitat for Humanity is looking for more volunteers for the Myrtlewood job-site. Learn more about volunteering with Habitat here!