Northwest Area Foundation and City of St. Paul Boost Apprentices for Local Construction The Northwest Area Foundation committed a $150,000 challenge grant to help St. Paul and local partners boost the pipeline of people prepared to enter the construction trades locally by launching the Apprenticeship Opportunity Pilot Project. AOPP, modeled on Seattle's successful apprenticeship program, will provide opportunity for people to enter living-wage, career-ladder jobs in St. Paul and the surrounding area, benefiting people faced with poverty, historically low wages and diminished access to working in the construction trades. Designed to strengthen bonds between existing programs and advance the use of apprentices on construction projects, AOPP will support the following goals: Dedicated staff to conduct outreach and make referrals to existing programs Dedicated mentors placed on construction projects Data collection Exchange of information and ideas across programs The city must raise a balance of $80,000 to launch the initiative. > More headlines

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