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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Did you know you can use #AmazonPrimeDay to get a head start on our #BackToSchool Tool Drive? Help unCommon Apprentices start the school year strong by donating new tools for the 2018-19 school year! Use Amazon Smile to purchase supplies through our wish list --- http://bit.ly/uccamazon
A safe jobsite is a happy jobsite! #ConstructionSafety #SafetyFirst #FunSecond #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
Who’s ready for #RedDressRun2018? Did you know this annual #NOLA tradition is also a fundraiser for local nonprofits!? Last year, NOH3 supported unCommon Apprentices with a $2,000 grant from your registration fees! See you out there! #Repost @gonola504 ・・・ #OneTimeInNOLA a fashion faux pas became an annual fundraising celebration. - Legend has it that the Red Dress Run began in 1987, when the social running group known as the Hash House Harriers were unexpectedly joined on their usual run by a woman in a red dress. “The Lady in Red” inspired the group to start a yearly fundraising event: The Red Dress Run. - Part-workout and part-block party, the fun-run has raised millions for more than 100 local charities in its decade-long history. Tag your running buddy and get ready to run wild on August 11th.
Spent the afternoon doing a little forward planning for future semesters! unCommon Classroom #2319 will be ready for apprentices soon! Thank you @erin.hardy.realtor & @neworleansrealestate for helping to make it happen!
Celebrating New Orleans’ 300th anniversary is no small party. With a goal of securing 300,000 volunteer hours within the city in 2018, uCC has made a chip into the goal by securing almost 3,000 up until this point. We want to thank United Way of Southeast Louisiana for providing funding to all the organizations who have secured at least 1000 hours!!
Great (and true) advice! #Repost @rockler_woodworking
What is the value of labor? What is the value of your skills? How have we historically placed a value on labor and skill? How is that value reflected in the built environment and community around us? . These are some of the essential questions unCommon Apprentices wrestled with during today’s trip to the @whitneyplantation - the only plantation museum in the state to tell its history through the lens of the enslaved people who lived and worked there. . At unCommon, we believe that youth can claim power through the acquisition of skills. And that those skills are valuable. And that those in possession of skills are deserving of the benefits of that value. This is why unCommon apprentices earn above minimum wage, get bonuses and promotions, course credit at school and share in the revenue from each project through uCC’s matching Equity Award scholarships, which propel them toward academic and career success after graduation. . #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
By the time Walter graduated from high school, his #Equity Award balance from his three semesters as an unCommon Apprentice was $1,487.25. As a graduate, he's continuing his #education while trying balance time between the demands of #school, #work and #life. Like many others in our #community, reliable #transportation presents a key barrier to #employment and #opportunity. So, Walter decided to do something about it and applied his Equity Award to the purchase of a new car so he can literally DRIVE himself along his own college AND career path. . #Awesome #BuckleUp #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter #NOLA
Thanks to @secondlinebrew for putting on this #FourthOfJuly Fundraiser! See you there! #Repost ・・・ Do you consider yourself a Cornhole professional? Come show us what you’ve got! On July 4th we will be holding a cornhole competition. Details below! ⬇️ . • You need a team of 2 people. • Entry is $10 a team • Competition starts at 3 PM • Registration starts at 2:30 . All proceeds from the cornhole competition go to Uncommon Construction, the donators of the cornhole boards! . 1st Place: Each person in winning team wins a JBL Flip 4 Bluetooth Speaker. . 2nd Place: Each person wins a Second Line Swag Bag including a $40 gift card to the beer garden. . 3rd Place: Each person wins a Second Line Swag Bag including a $20 gift card to the beer garden. . There will be lots of fun to be had on July 4th. More info on the event coming soon! . . . #secondlinebrewing #cheers #everybodylovesaparade #cornhole #cornholecompetition #july4th #craftbeer #nola #nolacraftbeer #lacraftbeer #independenceday
In partnership with @servelouisiana, unCommon Construction is currently recruiting a @nationalservice position to support our #Volunteer and #Community Outreach Program. Corps Members serve full time for 11 months starting September 1st. Benefits include a living allowance of $14,000, an education award of $5,920, health insurance, student loan forbearance, child care reimbursement, in-depth personal and professional development, and valuable networking opportunities. For more information and to apply, visit servelouisiana.org.
Reminiscing and feeling grateful for @bottlecapartcompany for the work put into making such awesome diplomas for promotion ceremonies! If you need a gift idea for Fathers’ Day check out these beautiful bottle cap maps!! #gratitudemonday #supportlocalartists
What happens when someone on the crew is late for team breakfast @wafflehouseofficial. #SorryNotSorry #WeAteYourWaffle #AllStarBreakfastMaterialChangeOrder

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