CCDI Chicago Mentor Appreciation
CCDI Chicago kicked off the new year with a mentor appreciation event and basketball game outing! We hosted a pre-game reception to acknowledge the work of staff and students helping at risk youth learn about
CCDI Wins Building Tomorrow Award
What a fantastic way to start off the new year! CCDI has been selected as the recipient of Construction Forum St. Louis' Building Tomorrow Award for Workforce Development! We are so proud our program is
1st Annual CCDI Trivia Night
CCDI's 1st Annual Trivia Night Fundraiser took place this past weekend at St. Ann Community Center. The purpose of this event was to recruit mentors for our new class of CCDI students, as well as
Construction Academy: October 2019
CCDI's October Construction Academy was hosted at North Technical High School. The session's topic was "Trades Day" and led by Mr. Hanneken and 9 of our CCDI/North Tech Alums. We had 31 new students
Construction Academy: September 2018
CCDI was so excited to welcome a new class of students to 2019-2020 Construction Academy! We spent this first class getting introduced to one another and giving the students an overview of some of the
4th Annual CCDI Golf Tournament
CCDI hosted our 4th Annual Golf Tournament and fundraiser at Glen Echo Country Club. Special thank you to the many sponsors who made this event possible! The tournament was followed by the cocktail hour and
Laptop Donations
Trenton Kwasa and Kyah Donald, 2018 CCDI Build Our Future recipients, received Mac Book Pro’s donated by Clayco’s IT team. Kyah will be attending Missouri S&T next fall to continue on her track of becoming
Alumni Bowling Night
CCDI's alumni group gathered together for a bowling night! It was a great night of fun and pizza! Everyone is looking forward to the group's our next alumni meeting.
Pride Roc Laborers Training Center Tour
Pride Roc, a community based organization, was hosted by the Laborers Union, Kori Jamison, and myself to discuss duties of a Laborer, requirements for joining the union, and toured the Laborers training center. Pride ROC
Pride Roc Center Visit
Kori Jamison and I visited the Pride Roc Center located at 69th and Halsted. Their facility had work out spaces, meditation, multimedia, music production, and a dining space. We met at length with group leadership