For more than three years, the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) and U-PACT Oregon have worked together to create something bigger than a training program: a pathway to a different future. Through hands-on learning, skill development and direct connections to registered apprenticeships, U-PACT has helped adults in custody prepare for meaningful careers beyond incarceration. Across three DOC facilities, 139 participants have completed the program, with 41 going on to enter registered apprenticeships, a powerful reflection of what can happen when opportunity, determination and partnership come together.
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The Women of U-PACT
The Ironworkers Local 29, Bricklayers Local 1, and Cement Masons Local 555, partnering with the Union Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (U-PACT) program, offer a 12-week training to women at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF).
U-PACT Oregon is a pre-apprenticeship program designed to provide basic to intermediate trade skills to adults in custody that will prepare them for a career in one of the three represented trades, reduce recidivism, and positively impact Oregon’s economy.
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