Month: August 2021

OYAP Coordinator Mark Brotherston & coworker stand at their booth at Build a Dream London inside the Agriplex.

Young women will say that they want to make an impact with the work they do but to discover how to connect that desire to a career, spending time with […]

Our #HerPower Tools program – $150 in tools and coaching for 100 winners – runs un until May 2022, but we wanted to share some stories from our first round of winners!  Meet […]

Woman apprentice told to go apply for bank job Mulisius Joe is a concrete formwork carpenter who enjoyed the idea of working with her hands, which ultimately led her to the trades.  She completed her […]

Choosing a career path and making decisions can be difficult, but with proper guidance and mentoring it can alleviate some of the pressure on young women that comes with navigating […]

In a recent Globe and Mail article, “Women are the answer to Canada’s skilled-trades shortage, but many roadblocks still exist” Julie Gordon (July, 2021) talks about how Canada is facing a shortage of skilled trades […]

M. Blanchard - EllisDon

Melissa Blanchard is a Senior Project Coordinator with EllisDon who always had an interest in details and unique buildings.  “I actually wanted to be a painter. I got into this line of work […]

Woman sitting with pizza boxes on her lap.

We love teaching at Build a Dream and helping to provide teachers with free resources to encourage their students to learn more about the opportunities around them.  We are offering […]