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Welcome to
Building Pathways

Building Pathways is a non-profit organization based in Boston. Founded by the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions, we are dedicated to the recruitment, retention and advancement of under-represented groups in the union building trades, including women, people of color, and other under-served communities. To learn more, explore our programs below.

PROGRAMS

Learn about a career in the trades with 200+ hours of hands-on and classroom training. Building Pathways will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to enter and succeed in a registered union apprenticeship program.

Our “Build a Life” program is dedicated to educating women about careers in the skilled construction trades. Tradeswomen Tuesday happens at 5pm on the first Tuesday of each month.

A coalition of grassroots community groups and labor unions working to create a more equitable and accessible child care system.

A Respectful Workplace Program providing tools and support to create and maintain safe, inclusive and productive work sites for everyone.

Learn about a career in the trades with 200+ hours of hands-on and classroom training. Building Pathways will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to enter and succeed in a registered union apprenticeship program.

Our “Build a Life” program is dedicated to educating women about careers in the skilled construction trades. Tradeswomen Tuesday happens at 5pm on the first Tuesday of each month.

A coalition of grassroots community groups and labor unions working to create a more equitable and accessible child care system.

A Respectful Workplace Program providing tools and support to create and maintain safe, inclusive and productive work sites for everyone.

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NEWS

We’re Hiring! Come Join Our Team!

Building Pathways is looking for a Training Program Director and a Child Care Program Coordinator to join our team! Help us further our mission of diversifying the union building trades and making the industry a more equitable and accessible place

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Introducing Our New Staff Members

Building Pathways is excited to welcome two new team members to our staff: Kristen Garcia, our new NCTE Pipeline Navigator, and Deb Gilcoine, our Lead Instructor/Retention Coordinator. Kristen Garcia is a Cape Cod native who’s lived in Boston since 2007.

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We’re Hiring! Come Join Our Team!

Building Pathways is looking for a Training Program Director and a Child Care Program Coordinator to join our team! Help us further our mission of diversifying the union building trades and making the industry a more equitable and accessible place

Read More ➜

Introducing Our New Staff Members

Building Pathways is excited to welcome two new team members to our staff: Kristen Garcia, our new NCTE Pipeline Navigator, and Deb Gilcoine, our Lead Instructor/Retention Coordinator. Kristen Garcia is a Cape Cod native who’s lived in Boston since 2007.

Read More ➜

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Thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately, you are not eligible for the Building Pathways Pre-Apprenticeship Program, as we can only accept residents of Middlesex, Norfolk, and Suffolk counties. Check out our sister organizations across Massachusetts:

Building Pathways, Worcester-Fitchburg
Kelsey Lamoureux, Program Director of the Worcester Jobs Fund Central MA Workforce Investment Board
340 Main St., Suite 400
Worcester, MA 01608
Tel: (508) 373-7641
Email: Lamoureuxk@worcesterma.gov

Building Pathways South (serving Bristol and Plymouth counties)
Yvonne Tobey
Project Coordinator
Tel: (774) 238-1165
Email: buildingpathways.south@gmail.com

Community Works (serving Western MA)
Jeff Napolitano
Program Director
Tel: (413) 545-1472
Email: jjnapolitano@umass.edu
https://www.facebook.com/umasscommunityworks/