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HOPE Foundation asks council for help connecting construction-skills program with employers and transportation

2218873 · February 4, 2025
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Joseph Holt of the HOPE Foundation presented the group's plan to teach local young people construction trades and asked the council to help secure meeting access with the mayor and connections to employers and transit; council members and staff offered referrals and workforce-development contacts.

Joseph Holt, founder of the HOPE Foundation, spoke to the City Council Feb. 4 about a hands-on construction-training program he operates for teenagers and young adults and asked for city help connecting participants to local employers and transportation.

Holt said his program provides basic construction trade training and site visits to employer partners such as Brasfield & Gorrie and Alvin Powell, and that many local young men who do not pursue college need pathways…

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