Chapelboro covered the visit of acting U.S. Labor Secretary, Julie Su, to Hope Renovations on Thursday. This visit comes on the heels of Hope Renovations being awarded the prestigious WANTO grant (Women in Apprenticeships & Nontraditional Occupations) from the US Department of Labor. In the article, Su is quoted stating, “When you draw from communities who have been left out for too long, and you recognize their power, their potential, their drive, their hunger and you give them [an] opportunity, people can do anything. We’re talking about women and women of color working in construction — something we’ve underutilized in this country for too long. And now the combination of the president’s vision [to] build infrastructure to this community-based organization demonstrating how it’s done is [exciting.]”
Read the full article here: https://chapelboro.com/news/nonprofit-news/photos-acting-u-s-labor-secretary-tours-hope-renovations-in-carrboro
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