Building Bridges Project

a project of ARISE Chicago

1020 W. Bryn Mawr, 3rd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60660
Phone: (773) 728-8400, Fax:(773)728-8406
Email: info@buildingbridgesproject.org

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Purpose of the Building Bridges Project

The three purposes of the Building Bridges Project are:

  1. To broaden access for women and minorities into the unionized building and construction trades;


  2. To increase awareness of the benefits of union jobs in minority communities;


  3. And to support the use of union construction in minority communities.

The Building Bridges Project is a part of ARISE Chicago, formerly the Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker issues, and has been operating in Chicago since 2000. Up until now, The Building Bridges Project training included 3 hour sessions, one night per week, for 14 weeks, located in churches though out the Chicago land area.



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