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WANTO Grantees
Women in the Building Trades
Jamaica Plain, MA
Women in the Building Trades has received two WANTO grants.
Please click the grant year below to learn more about each project and its outcomes and products.
WANTO 5th Year Grant—Awarded September 1998 WANTO 6th Year Grant—Awarded September 1999
WANTO 5th Year Grant—Awarded September 1998
Women in the Building Trades, in partnership with the Boston Enhanced Enterprise Community and in collaboration with the Springfield Technical High School and the Springfield Enhanced Enterprise Community , provided technical assistance to 10 employers in manufacturing, transportation and information technology industries. They did so through a combination of several employment and training efforts and five work site seminars.
The goal was to train and place 25 women residing in the Boston and Springfield Massachusetts Enhanced Enterprise Communities into nontraditional jobs and refer an additional 20 women to the Apprenticeship Preparedness Program of the Central Artery/Tunnel Training program and the Construction Industries Training Assistance Program in Springfield.
Women in the Building Trades has provided pre-apprenticeship preparation and training since 1986. It promotes the entrance of women into blue-collar fields in an effort to help women earn higher pay and achieve economic viability. Women in the Building Trades is a member of WOW's National Workforce Network.
The grant has been extended to December 2000.
WANTO 6th Year Grant—Awarded September 1999
Women in the Building Trades in partnership with the Boston Empowerment Zone and the Lowell Enterprise Community will expand its technical assistance to employers and labor union -- 10 employers in manufacturing/machining, including information technology, transportation, construction trades, and environmental Technology. As a result, WIBT anticipates that their activities will reach 200 women and, at least, 25 women will enter pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, and other nontraditional occupations.
Scheduled project completion date: December 2000.
Project Contact
Priscilla Golding, Executive Director
Women in the Building Trades
555 Amory Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone (617) 524-3010
Fax (617) 524-3508