Project Grant 23A60CP000100

ETA COMMUNITY PROJECTS PROJECT ABSTRACTRECIPIENT NAME: MULTI-CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP PREPARATION PROGRAM, INC.PROJECT TITLE: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MULTI-CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP PREPARATION PROGRAMFUNDING REQUEST: 200,000.00CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR: CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH D. MORELLEREQUESTED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12 MONTHSPROJECT LOCATION: 40 HUMBOLDT STREET, SUITE 112, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14609-7466PROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS:THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS IN THE GREATER ROCHESTER, NY AREA WITH PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING IN THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION IS COLLABORATIVELY DONE BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND THE WIDER UNIONIZED CONSTRUCTION UNIONS AND FOCUSES ON PARTICIPANTS FROM THE MOST IN-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER. M.AP.P. FOCUSES ON SHARPENING EXISTING, TRANSFERABLE SKILLS AND REFINING PARTICIPANTS OVERALL WORK ETHIC.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE PROGRAM BEGINS WITH AN ORIENTATION TO THE PROGRAM AND MOVES FROM THERE TO A GENERALIZED ORIENTATION TO THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES. PARTICIPANTS BECOME FAMILIARIZED WITH A VARIETY OF HAND AND POWER TOOLS WITH A FOCUS ON THE VARIOUS USES OF THEM. PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THOSE USES TAKE PLACE ON ACTUAL RESIDENTIAL AND SMALL COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION SITES. THIS MAY INCLUDE DEMOLITION, FRAMING, FLOORING, WINDOW AND HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION, ROOFING, WALL-BOARDING AND FINISHING, LIGHT ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK IS ALSO EXPERIENCED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS. CONSTRUCTION MATH REVIEWS AND LABOR HISTORY ARE ALSO COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS ALSO TRAVEL TO A VARIETY OF ACTUAL JOINT APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING CENTERS, WHERE ADDITIONAL HANDS ON TRAINING IS CONDUCTED, AND PARTICIPANTS CAN MEET GREET JOURNEYMAN TRADESMEN WOMEN AND LABOR UNION OFFICIALS.EXPECTED OUTCOMES:M.A.P.P. STRIVES FOR A 95 PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE AND A 100 APPRENTICESHIP PLACEMENT RATE OF THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: GIVEN THE CRITICAL NEED FOR LABOR IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, M.A.P.P. SERVES A DUAL ROLE. M.A.P.P. CONTRIBUTES TO THE IDENTIFYING OF CANDIDATES FOR THE TRADES AND SIMULTANEOUSLY STRIVES TOREDUCE THE OPPRESSIVE POVERTY ADVERSELY AFFECTING TOO MANY AND HINDERING THEIR ABILITY TO BECOME A PRODUCTIVE PART OF THE LABOR FORCE PARTICULARLY HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND CURRENTLY STILL LOCKED-OUT OF FULL PARTICIPATION.