Constructing Opportunities is designed to help people build their employability skills to find and maintain employment in the construction industry.

Each participant will:

• Complete two weeks of orientation and eight weeks on-the-job training;
• Complete an additional 10 weeks with Constructing Opportunities or other transitional job;
• Learn construction skills and help build/renovate a home for an income-qualified family;
• Be paid $7.25 an hour up to 24 hours per week;
• Complete Fork Truck Operator's and First Aid certifications; and
• Complete a 10-hour OSHA safety construction training.

For more information on the Constructing Opportunities program, please contact Linda Zimmerman.

The Constructing Opportunities Program is funded by the American Recovery Reinvestment Act, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, and the City of La Crosse.