Each spring, the Woodlawn
Bridges to Crafts Careers
Preservation Training
Program selects 20 interns to
receive specialized hands-on
training in masonry and restoration
under the guidance
of a resident craftsman.
The program includes a
10-week paid career training
and job placement workforce
development program
which focuses exclusively on
the restoration and preservation
of stone typically found
in historic cemeteries. Additionally,
program graduates
will earn an OSHA-30 Safety
certifi cation, Suspended and
Support Scaffolding certifi cations,
Jahn Mortar certifi cation,
and support applying to
entry-level positions in the industry.
The program is run in
partnership with The Door
– Bronx Youth Center, The
Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy,
the International
World Monuments Fund, International
Union of Bricklayers
and Allied Craftworkers
(Local No. 1 New York) and
supported by NYC DYCD Advance
& Earn.
Eligibility requirements:
New Yorkers ages 18-24 in February
2022; resident of the fi ve
boroughs of New York City;
have a high school diploma
or GED/equivalency diploma
and authorized to work in the
United States.
Application deadline is
Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 at 12
p.m. Program begins Feb. 7
through May 2022. To learn
more about the program and
view the application, visit
www.WoodlawnPreservation.
org.
In 2015, the Woodlawn Conservancy,
in partnership with
the International Masonry Institute
of the Bricklayers and
Allied Craftsworkers Local 1
Union, established the Preservation
Training Program, an
initiative sponsored by World
Monuments Fund, called the
Photo courtesy Woodlawn Cemetery
Bridge to Crafts Careers. The
goal of the program is to introduce
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young people to opportunities
in the fi eld of masonry
preservation and to provide
the support they need to sustain
jobs and improve their
skills enabling them to restore
the buildings of New
York City. So far, 125 young
adults participated in the program.
This unique program is immersive
training that also provides
specialized life skills as
well as OSHA certifi cations.
The social services component
is contributed by The Door,
a youth development agency
with wrap-around services,
who is involved in the recruitment
and weekly training,
along with helping the interns
with interview techniques, resume
writing and communication
skills with their employers.
Graduates are making a
positive economic impact by
acquiring a sustainable career.
The monuments and
mausoleum at Woodlawn are
the training lab where they
learn their skills under the
close supervision of a retired
masonry resident craftsman.
-Bronx Times
Applications open for
Woodlawn Bridge to
Crafts Careers program
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