unCommon Construction uses the build process to empower youth to lead the workforce after high school or college.

At unCommon Construction, youth from different high schools apply to join a diverse team to earn hourly pay and school internship credit for building a house in a semester. With the revenue from each project, apprentices also earn a matching "Equity Award Scholarship" for further education, industry certifications or the tools needed for long-term employment. Through more than 100 hours each semester, apprentices develop career awareness and exposure, technical, soft skills, and leadership abilities through a work-based learning experience in a real-world classroom.

 

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This school year, we're raising $1,000,000 to build an unCommon Campus. — In four and a half years, uCC's has changed the game by providing an equitable and sustainable apprenticeship program that has employed over 120 high school students who have earned more than $130,000. — To deepen our impact in the New Orleans community, reach more high school students, and dramatically grow our organizational reach, we're raising the funds to build an unCommon Construction Campus! — Click the link in the bio to find out more - including how to get involve!
MEET YOUR CREW LEADERS!! We’re excited to announce the selection of Wallace and Terrance as crew leaders for the Fall 2019 Semester! . In this position, experienced apprentices receive additional training and #leadership opportunities to help their teammates succeed on and off the build site. #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
Last week we kicked off our 13th semester of uCC's #apprenticeship program with a Back to School Reception! In attendance were some of our closest friends, family members, and supporters who got a special preview into our upcoming school. Stay tuned for an exciting announcement coming your way TOMORROW! And a very special thank you to our host for the night @delmoniconola!
Did you know @raisingcanes has a #ChickenSandwich, too!? Mention unCommon with your order on Tuesday, August 27th at Raising Canes #022 (4036 Veterans Blvd) and 15% will be donated to support our high school apprenticeship program! #FriedChicken #Challenge #NOLA #EatLocal Eating NOLA
#TBT - All these #alligator sightings in #Louisiana have us thinking back to last summer's Framing Character field trip when Apprentice Taegan stumbled on this gator at a restaurant in St. John the Baptist Parish! Submit an application to become an unCommon Apprentice this school year! www.unCommonConstruction.org/apply
We’re very proud of these two recent graduates who completed a summer internship with @rggc_llc and are getting ready for their next steps into a successful career in the industry! Congratulations Josh & Titus! #partnership #nolaed #youth #constructionworker . #Repost @rggc_llc (@get_repost) ・・・ Today we enjoyed a presentation from two of our summer interns. Titus and Josh presented to the company things they learned and things they will take away with them from the RGGC internship. We truly enjoyed having two @uccnola grads join us this summer! We wish you both the best of luck and hope to see y’all again soon!! #nola #workfamily #construction #teambuilders #internship #backtoschool
#FBF to last semester’s Volunteer & Mentor Orientation! — Want to join learn about upcoming build days and ways to get involved in uCC’s apprenticeship program? Join us on August 21st for our Fall Volunteer & Mentor Orientation. RSVP on FB for more info! — #apprentice #volunteer #mentor #youth
It must be the start of a new school year! We’re ready. Are you? Apprentice applications are open NOW for the Fall 2019 Semester! __ Follow this link -- bit.ly/ApplyuCC and join the team! __ #ApprovedForWork #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter #leadership #students #nolaed
Interested in #building and strengthening skills on an empowering team? #Apprentice applications are NOW LIVE for the Fall 2019 Semester! __ Follow this link -- bit.ly/ApplyuCC and join the team! __ #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter #leadership #students
The biggest challenge facing our state and region is coastal restoration & protection. And the biggest jobs need in confronting that challenge begins with experience on or around a construction site. We desperately need more engineers, equipment operators, carpenters, designers, and innovative solutions to elevate homes, build levees, improve the pumping system - to build, manage, and maintain our infrastructure, if we are going to have a sustainable future in New Orleans and other flood & disaster-prone regions. . “New Orleans sits below sea level and is shaped like a bowl. Rain water cannot drain out of the city because it cannot defy gravity, so it must be pumped out. The system in New Orleans can only handle 1 inch of rain in the first hour and only 0.5 inches every hour after that.“ #hurricanebarry #tropicalstormbarry #buildyourfuture #Louisiana #neworleans #Repost @cityofnola ・・・ #ThankYou @calvinmackie of @STEMnola: #Repost - Say it with me: If the amount of water entering the tank is greater than the amount of water leaving the tank, the tank will fill up. The rain out of the sky is filling a tank called New Orleans, and the drains and pumps can only handle so much. To fix the problem, we must reduce the amount of water coming from the sky, or install bigger pumps which require bigger pipes, which will require uprooting every pipe in the city. Another possible solution, is turning all green space to retention ponds and live with the water like the Dutch or with boats like in Venice! Kim Evans Rugon Phd hopes this helps! This is why #STEMNOLA is necessary and #STEM literacy is a must for all! By the way, Hurricane Katrina was a flooding event cause by levee failures, not a rain event with 6-8 inches of rain falling within an hour! There is NO SYSTEM IN THE WORLD that can handle the amount of rainfall in such a short period. The Environment as we know it is changing, we must ADAPT! @cityofnola
WE’RE HIRING! Apply to join our growing team & organization as the Community, Development, & Impact Manager! In this role, you'll support uCC apprentices by implementing an integrated approach to long-term sustainability, ultimately enhancing the size, quality, and outcomes of the organization’s impact. Responsibilities will involve outreach, cultivation, and stewardship of individual donors & volunteers, coordinating various fundraising events, grant research, writing and reporting, and maintaining positive relationships with various industry and community partners. See the full job description here -- http://bit.ly/uCCCommDevImpactMGR . Submit an application, resume and an unedited, 1-minute introductory video through our website -- www.unCommonConstruction.org/careers-at-ucc

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Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 06, 2018

unCommon Construction ("us", "we", or "our") operates the UCCNOLA mobile application (the "Service").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. Our Privacy Policy for unCommon Construction is managed through Free Privacy Policy.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

Information Collection And Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Cookies and Usage Data

Usage Data

When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data ("Usage Data").

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
  • Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

Use of Data

unCommon Construction uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer care and support
  • To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
  • To monitor the usage of the Service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

Transfer Of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

unCommon Construction will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure Of Data

Legal Requirements

unCommon Construction may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of unCommon Construction
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • To protect against legal liability

Security Of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Links To Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By email: info@uncommonconstruction.org
  • By visiting this page on our website: https://www.uncommonconstruction.org/