Building Futures Grads "Moving Forward"

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

“Keep moving forward, not backwards,” urged Class Valedictorian Ollie Thomas at the Community Services Agency Building Futures pre-apprenticeship program graduation on March 13. Seventeen  participants graduated from the six-week program, including five who received 90% or higher on their final math assessments, according to instructor Wally Malakoff. Building Futures, a program of the Community Services Agency funded by the Department of Labor’s Green Jobs Innovation Fund, “continues to build a strong track record of success recruiting, training, and developing jobs in construction for area residents,” says CSA Executive Director Kathleen McKirchy. - photo: students and instructors for math, blue print reading, CPR/First Aid and from the Carpenters and Cement Masons; report: Andrea Thompson; photos by Sylvia Casaro; collage by Chris Garlock