“Being a single mother, finding reliable childcare was very hard especially during the pandemic” reflected Bayview-Hunters Point resident Deja Wilson. Wilson, like many women, discovered after COVID-19 hit, that in times of crisis, women often bare the most hardships. “I was able to meet Jessica [Fontenot] who works with the SFPUC, and she connected me…
Category: Workforce Development
New Getting Down to Business Program Completes with First Cohort of Participants
The Contractors Assistance Center wrapped up its first successful class of the Getting Down to Business Program. The 18-week long program took place online from November 2020 and ended in March 2021. On April 13, 2021, the participants celebrated their completion of the program with Acting General Manager Michael Carlin and Mayor London Breed in…
Meet Elfreida Smith, Who is Awarded Outstanding Safety and Awareness Certificate
“I’m very humbled and appreciative for the opportunity to be working in construction on a project right down the street from where I grew up,” Elfreida Smith, mother of three and recent grandmother, reflected. Smith grew up and still lives in Bayview-Hunters Point which is also home to the Southeast Treatment Plant (SEP), San Francisco’s…
A Day in the Life: Meet Marvin Allen
“What would I say to someone looking to join the construction industry? You’ll be making the bestdecision of your life,” says San Francisco resident, Marvin Allen. “As a Journeyman Laborer for Malcolm Drilling on the Headworks Facility Project, I’m working with the cages that are going into the ground for the foundation,” he explained, “Which,…
How Etta Jones Embarked on a New Era and Brought Her Career and Passions Full Circle
“I get emotional when I go to the site and see the steel going up and the cement being poured.” For Etta Jones, her new job has brought her career and passions full circle. Jones has deep roots with the jobsite at 1550 Evans Avenue where her new job as a Data Entry Clerk for…
Intern Spotlight: How Isabella Titus Adapted to the New Way of Living During the Pandemic
A rising Junior at Mission High School in San Francisco, Isabella Titus has learned quickly how to adapt to the “new normal.” Isabella was close to completing her Sophomore year at Mission High when the shelter-in-place order went into effect back on March 16th. Like many of us, changing her lifestyle and routine overnight was…