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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TFW you receive a #letterofrecommendation from an alumni #apprentice on behalf of a new applicant! . #womeninconstruction #jobapplication #construction #apprenticship #buildinghousesframingcharacter
Tune in to hear unCommon featured in the latest #podcast episode from the architects & designers at @studiocicada! . Many thanks to Seamus & James for a great conversation & for shining a light on our #apprenticeship program! #Repost @theswarm . https://studiocicada.podbean.com/e/uncommon/ ・・・ our latest episode is out with Aaron Frumin from Uncommon Construction here in New Orleans. It’s his story of how this successful non for profit originated and how they’re making an impact on the children and context of the community. Link in bio. @uccnola @nolanews #cicadapodcast
What did you learn today? Let us know in the comments!! . Through unCommon Construction’s #apprenticeship program, #students from different #nola schools apply to join a diverse team, earning hourly pay, school credit, and scholarships for #buildingahouse in a semester. In process, Apprentices develop technical & #softskills, relationships & #lifelessons that will stay with them forever. #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter . #construction #constructionworker #womeninconstruction #constructionlife #carpenterlife #carpenterfamily #buildabetteryou
Stay safe & dry this week! #Repost @cityofnola ・・・ A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for southeastern Louisiana. This means tropical storm conditions are EXPECTED within the next 36 hours or less. Plan to shelter in place during severe weather, gather emergency supplies, prep for power outages, bring pets indoors, sign up for the special needs registry if you need power for medical devices Stay @NOLAready ready.nola.gov
APPLY TODAY! If you attend @noscihigh @w.e.c.h.s @walterlcohen_cp @thenetnola @rahs_bluedogs or @ihsnola, are curious about construction related career pathways, and eager to meet new people and test your limits, then we want to meet you! Submit your application through our website today!! . unCommon #Construction is a #nonprofit that uses the #build process to empower #youth to #lead the #workforce after high school or college. Through our selective #apprenticeship program, students from different schools join a diverse #team to earn hourly pay and school credit for building a house in a semester. Upon the sale of each home, apprentices also earn a matching "Equity Award" #scholarship for further education, industry certifications or the #tools they need for a full time job. With 100+ hours experience in a real world learning environment per semester, apprentices develop #skills and relationships that last as long as the house they use to do so. #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
This was #NewOrleans 13 years ago. Today, the biggest challenge facing #Louisiana is coastal restoration & protection. Our region is prone to increased flooding and stronger storms due to the loss of land and the strain on our aging infrastructure. . The biggest #jobs needs in the face of these challenges begin with exposure to #carpentry and #construction. We need to elevate homes, #build #levees, improve our infrastructure, and cultivate the next generation of our #workforce to lead our #community into a more sustainable future. #Katrina13 #Nola #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter #Repost @visit_thnoc ・・・ On this day in 2005, Hurricane Katrina batters coastal Louisiana and Mississippi causing widespread destruction. Initially, it seems that New Orleans is spared, but soon water begins to rise. Levees constructed on drainage canals fail, and a loose barge on the Industrial Canal destroys the flood wall, inundating the Lower Ninth Ward. All told, the effects of Hurricane Katrina cause unprecedented destruction to New Orleans. This photograph from the base of an overpass looking onto Tulane Avenue shows a swath of the city underwater. #hurricanekatrina #neworleanshistory #visitthnoc . . 📸 7:28AM August, 30, 2005.; photograph by Neil Alexander; THNOC, gift of the artist, 2017.0253
AND, 81% of HS dropouts say real world, work-based learning experiences would keep them in school. Another reason we’re proud to work together with #NOLAED schools like @ihsnola @noscihigh @rahs_bluedogs @w.e.c.h.s @thenetnola & @walterlcohen_cp. #Repost @ihsnola (@get_repost) ・・・ We are working hard to keep our students in school, focused and always moving forward...and you should too! Everyone wins.
Have you heard? @bayou_brands brought back our #MakeItUnCommon T-shirt just in time for the new school year! Get yours today and the proceeds will buy a matching shirt for an unCommon Apprentice this year! https://bayoubrands.com/collections/uncommon-construction #backtoschool #Nolaed #followyournola #BayouBrands #DirtyCoast #Tools #handtools #powertools #worksmart #workhard #carpentry #construction #careertechnicaleducation #nomoreskillsgap
Feeling #grateful for this summer semester’s sponsor @wolverine @wolverineboots! Thank you for keeping our unCommon Apprentices’ hands working & feet moving on the build site! #Partnership #Construction #WorkWear #NoMoreSkillsGap #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter
#TBT to last week’s end of semester Promotion Ceremony, where apprentices received personal tool belts & tools, donated by @homedepot AND Certificates of Completion, created by @neworleanslaserworks - Awesome! #Accomplishment #Completion #JobWellDone #BuildingHousesFramingCharacter

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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/