Work & Prosperity

Revolution Workshop

Building skills, hope, and resilience


Image courtesy of Revolution Workshop

Three young men—two wearing yellow hard hats facing away from the camera, one facing toward the camera, smiling and wearing work gloves—tag-team moving an orange cart through a warehouse. All are wearing orange and yellow hi-viz safety vests.

Image courtesy of Jamie Kelter Davis, Revolution Workshop

Revolution Workshop’s mission

Revolution Workshop builds skills, hope, and resilience in Chicago’s under-resourced communities, offering a free pre-apprenticeship program and ongoing career support for individuals transitioning into the construction industry. Through its employer-engagement strategy, Revolution Workshop’s program serves as a pipeline for trained, diverse talent for the area’s skilled-trades employers.

Impact in action

Partnering to build more construction career pathways in Chicago

Revolution Workshop partners closely with local employers like Power Construction to ensure its curriculum aligns with industry demand while creating more stable pathways to construction careers.

Upskilling to diversify Chicago’s construction workforce

Revolution Workshop is creating inroads to bring more women and people of color into Chicago’s construction workforce—bridging the gap between labor demand and supply through job training, career resources, and life skills.

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