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If you are at least 18 years of age, a high school graduate, or possess a G.E.D., a valid driver's license, access to a vehicle, and can test at 10.0 in Reading and Math. Call and schedule an orientation and receive a tour of our classrooms, facilities, and campus.

Qualify them to become unionized. SPCDM Career-Readiness was established in 2000 as a direct result. To date, SPCDM Career-Readiness & Pre-Apprenticeship Programs has received more than $3M in funds to continue its endeavor to enhance community and economic development by assisting minorities and women in entering the trades. Our Career-Readiness program is recognized throughout the state of Illinois as one of the most successful Career-Readiness programs that reach throughout Illinois.

Bishop Henry Louis Ford...for whom the Bishop Ford Freeway was named dedicated his life to enhancing the lives of others through a building. Although  Bishop L.H. Ford spearheaded the construction of numerous facilities namely Saints Academy in Lexington Mississippi, he envisioned the construction of a senior living facility on the grounds of St. Paul Church of God in Christ located at 4550 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Upon his home-going, this vision was passed on to his son…

Bishop Charles Mason Ford ...while manifesting and increasing the vision Bishop Ford desired to involve minorities in the construction process of the Margaret Ford Manor Senior Living Facility and appointed his son…

Elder Kevin Anthony Ford...as Community Liaison to work with UBM Construction.  However, after reviewing over 200 applications, Elder Ford identified major barriers that kept minorities and women from entering the apprenticeship programs that would  

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