SkillBuild: Youth Workforce Development & Career Exploration
Project-Mosaic’s SkillBuild initiative provides youth with hands-on opportunities to explore careers, develop essential workplace skills, and gain meaningful paid work experience. Through partnerships with local businesses and industry professionals, youth participate in practical training that combines vocational skill development, professional growth, mentorship, and real-world employment opportunities.
Our first SkillBuild pathway, Beyond the Brush, is offered in partnership with Straight Edge Painting & Renovations. This program introduces youth to the painting and renovation trades while building skills in communication, teamwork, problem-solving, accountability, and workplace professionalism. Participants have opportunities to apply what they learn through supervised community projects while earning wages and gaining valuable employment experience.
Grounded in Project-Mosaic’s holistic, trauma-informed approach, SkillBuild helps young people discover their strengths, build confidence, explore career possibilities, and develop pathways toward future employment and independence.
As the initiative grows, Project-Mosaic plans to expand SkillBuild into additional skilled trades and career exploration opportunities through collaborations with community partners.
Building Skills. Creating Opportunities. Shaping Futures.