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Triangle, NC · Since 2020

Building Futures. Transforming Lives.

We train women and gender-expansive people for careers in construction — and we keep older adults safe in the homes they love. The trainees who learn here become the crews who build for our community.

Three Hope Renovations trainees on a build site
Trainees in the Hope Renovations classroom
If you can SEE it, you can BE it.

Two Programs. One Mission.

Every job site is a classroom. Trainees learn by doing the work — and the work serves neighbors who want to age safely in the homes they love.

A trainee using a miter saw at the Hope Renovations workshop Program 01

Trades Training Program

Twelve weeks of hands-on instruction in carpentry, electrical basics, drywall, safety, and trade-specific math. Designed for women and gender-expansive folks ready to enter living-wage careers in construction.

Skills Training
Paid Stipend
Wraparound Support
Job Placement
Hope Renovations crew rebuilding back steps for a homeowner Program 02

Aging in Place

Recommended-scale work delivered by trainees and trained crews — from grab bars and ramps to full bathroom and kitchen modifications. Sliding-scale pricing for income-qualified homeowners, market rate for everyone else.

Aging-in-Place Mods
Repairs & Renovations
Sliding-Scale Pricing
Triangle Service Area

Impact Snapshot

92%
Graduates placed in trades roles within 6 months
$18/hr
Average wage increase for graduates
186
Homes modified for aging-in-place since 2020
4,200+
Volunteer hours contributed last year

Real People. Real Change.

A trainee learning to use a band saw
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I came in never having held a power drill. Twelve weeks later I was framing walls. I doubled my hourly wage in six months — and I don't go to bed exhausted from a job I hate anymore.

Maya Alvarez
Apprentice Carpenter · Triangle Build Co.
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Ways to Get Involved

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Job-site help, event volunteers, mentors, intake calls, photographers — we use it all. No experience required.

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Upcoming Events

May
23
Open House: Trades Training Cohort 13
Carrboro · 10am
Jun
04
Volunteer Orientation
Hope HQ · 6pm
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