BUILD INC.

BUILDING URBAN INDUSTRIES FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

ABOUT.

BUILD is a social enterprise non-profit contractor and a training program for people who face barriers to employment. Our work lowers utility bills, employs neighbourhood people, cuts crime, and decreases greenhouse gas emissions. BUILD seeks a Winnipeg where bills in low-income housing are affordable and where the residents who live in this housing have gainful, family-supporting employment. We will contribute towards this vision by training people with limited experience in the formal labour market to retrofit this housing stock in a fashion that reduces poverty and improves the environment.

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WHAT IS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE.

A social enterprise is an organization that uses common business practices, but instead of having profit as the primary goal, uses social objectives (e.g. the environment, community needs, social justice) as their primary purpose.

TRAINING PROGRAMS.

THE SIX-MONTH TRAINING PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Our paid training program is designed for people most employers (and social service agencies) would deem “unemployable”. Few trainees hired by BUILD have completed high school, and few have worked in the formal labour market. Many trainees have had contact with the criminal justice system, some are struggling with addictions, and many have unstable home environments. Most often, trainees do not have a driver’s license, and most have no prior experience using tools or even a measuring tape. These are basic requirements for entry into the construction trades.

Our journeymen and trainers provide hard skills training and mentorship to trainees – offering a supportive environment for trainees to learn and grow.

WHAT WE OFFER.

INSULATION

MAINTENANCE

RENOVATION

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