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Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington Names Career and Technical Education Foundation “One of the Region’s Best Nonprofits”

WASHINGTON — The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington has named the D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation as one of the best nonprofits serving the region. A panel of 110 expert reviewers from area foundations, corporate giving programs, and peer nonprofit organizations evaluated 270 applications and selected the Foundation as one of 70 outstanding nonprofits to be featured in the 2011-12 Catalogue and its related donor website. Read full story >>

Mayor Gray Addresses Graduates and Sponsoring Employers of District’s Registered Apprenticeship Program

WASHINGTON — Mayor Vincent Gray today praised graduates of the DC Apprenticeship Academy and commended area employers, education and District government partners working together to sponsor apprenticeship instruction and high school career and technical education in the community-based training facility at Cardozo Senior High School. In its annual graduation ceremony at Cardozo, the academy conferred credentials on apprentices who have completed four years of industry-accredited courses and related on-the-job training required for licensing as journeyman electricians. DC Apprenticeship Academy is a partnership of the nonprofit D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation and the District Department of Employment Services Office of Apprenticeship Training and Information, working with District of Columbia Public Schools. Read full story >>

Academy of Construction and Design Students Build a House in Northwest Washington

WASHINGTON — The D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation broke ground Tuesday on a single-family house that will provide a hands-on training site for students studying carpentry, electrical, HVAC and other technical specialties in the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School. Nearly 100 students, community residents, faith-based leaders, school administrators, building industry executives and District government officials participated in the ceremony in Northwest Washington, launching the Academy’s
Build a House – Build a Future construction education program. Read full story >>

Washington Business Journal honors Board President John McMahon
2010 Green Business Awards Spotlight Academy of Construction and Design

September 27, 2010 — The D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation announced today the Washington Business Journal has named board president John M. McMahon winner of its 2010 Greater Washington Green Business Award for Green Business Giving. John McMahon, chairman of Miller & Long Concrete Construction, Inc., was honored for his leadership in establishing the D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation and the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School. From nearly 150 nominations, Washington Business Journal editors and judges selected McMahon and Miller & Long Co. along with finalists in six other categories. Winners were announced at an awards breakfast and green business program in Washington. Presented annually, the Greater Washington Green Business Awards recognize companies working to incorporate environmentally sustainable practices in their businesses and community involvement. Read full story >>

Build a House – Build a Future

The District Department of Housing and Community Development has approved and finalized a donation of property to the D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation for use in career and technical education programs. The vacant residential lot in Northwest Washington will become a dedicated field training site for students enrolled in training programs for carpentry, electrical, HVAC and other trade specialties in the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School. On this site, the Construction Trades Foundation has registered plans and permits to construct a single family home. The Academy’s first student-built house will be energy-efficient in design, materials and construction. The groundbreaking takes place on October 26, 2010 . Visit our project website to find out how you can get involved and follow students’ progress!

D.C. Apprenticeship Academy Graduation Makes History

Electrical registered apprenticeship graduates appear with (front row, l-r) administrator Shelly Morrison, instructor Tony Salveggio, and Susan Nelson, of sponsoring employer M.C. Dean, Inc., at the June 2 graduation ceremony for the DC Apprenticeship Academy. (Foundation photo)

The D.C. Apprenticeship Academy conferred credentials on its first graduating class in a ceremony held June 2, 2010, at Cardozo Senior High School. Twelve apprentice electricians, all employees of M.C. Dean, Inc., were recognized as the first graduates from a District-based registered apprenticeship program since the 1970s. The D.C. Apprenticeship Academy is operated by the D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation in partnership with the District Office of Apprenticeship Training and Information. Also in the ceremony on June 2, thirty-nine adult education program graduates received credentials and certificates of completion from the Construction Trades Foundation’s skilled job training partnership with the District Department of Employment Services and the Workforce Development Division of the Community College of the District of Columbia. Read news coverage >>

4th Annual Meet the Future Luncheon

The D.C. Students Construction Trades Foundation brought students and alumni of the Academy of Construction and Design together with sponsors and distinguished guests at its fourth annual Meet the Future Luncheon, hosted on May 14, 2010, at the J.W. Marriott conference center in downtown Washington. CEOs and executives from more than 20 area corporations and contractors participated in the student recognition event this year, providing informal mentoring over lunch to more than 100 students from District middle and high school engineering, science and technology programs.

District Council Chairman Vincent Gray, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, and keynote speaker Brigadier General Clara Adams-Ender, U.S. Army (Retired), joined industry chief executives John McMahon of Miller & Long Co., Monty Hoffman of PN Hoffman, and Norman Dreyfuss of IDI Group Companies as featured speakers at the luncheon. Dreyfuss announced IDI Group has increased its commitment to the Construction Trades Foundation, providing a total of $35,000 in support for the Construction and Design Academy’s annual scholarship program. The Foundation launched the Academy of Construction and Design in 2005, operating accredited technical education programs in partnership with District of Columbia Public Schools. Read more >>