bioBUILD – an acronym for Building Urban Industries for Local Development – is a social enterprise non-profit contractor and a training program for people who face barriers to employment.We retrofit homes with insulation and high-efficiency toilets as well as water-and-energy-saving devices (showerheads, CFLs, etc). Our work lowers utility bills, employs neighbourhood people, cuts crime, and decreases greenhouse gas emissions.Vision StatementBUILD seeks a Winnipeg where bills in low-income housing are affordable and where the residents who live in this housing have gainful, family-supporting employment.Mission StatementBUILD will contribute towards this vision by training people with limited experience in the formal labour market to retrofit this housing stock in a fashion that reduces poverty and improves the environment.Board membersJerry Woods, Vice-Chair, also serves as the Chair of the Human Rights CommissionGeorge Ryle, Secretary TreasurerMike Wolchock is the General Manager of Pollock's Hardware Co-opNina Larson is a business student at the University of ManitobaRobert Neufeld is the Executive Director at the North End Community Renewal CorporationTricia Dano is the Case Management Coordinator at BUILD Inc.Don Meidem
Centre for Aboriginal Human Resources Development304-181 Higgins AvenueMain If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us using our contact data or the form below. Please provide a phone number or email address if you would like a response.
To assist Aboriginal people prepare for, acquire and maintain successful employment by providing quality literacy, education, training and employment opportunities, and the required supports, through partnerships with community, educational institutions, business/industry and government. Aboriginal people in Winnipeg have a future of increased economic prosperity and self-determination. Our GoalsTo provide quality adult education, post-secondary education, trades training, daycare facilities, and student transitional housing as needed.- To provide employment and education services to approximately 2,400 people per annum.- To place an average of 1,200 people yearly in successful employment.- To train 500 people per annum.- To continue to meet or to exceed our vision, our mandate and our goals on a yearly basis.
Holz Constructors IncorporatedAt Holz we provide custom prefab solutions for construction projects.Not only is each piece prefabbed specifically for your project, but we customize the whole process to work for your site and your preferred way of working. You can decide whether to supply the material and have your own framers install the project, or have us take care of it for you, either way, we will work with you to get your project built to your satisfaction.We understand the demands of a jobsite, as our framers work on them every day. For this reason, our greatest priority is keeping your site running smoothly and efficiently, and not just what takes place in our shop. This commitment to your project is part of our culture here at Holz.We share where we can.We have been committing expertise, time and money to Habitat for Humanity since 1987, both at a corporate level and also in challenging our team to donate their time.Along with supporting youth summer camps, local mini soccer, and schools in Haiti, we also sponsor awards for middle school students who struggle with the challenges of life.We also care for Earth's resources and try to use less.