Old flooring came up and wood-paneled walls came down this
month as the Clare-Gladwin Career Center’s Construction Trades students began
remodeling the future site of the Hope Pregnancy Center in Harrison.
“The benefits of this project are abundant,” said
Construction Trades Instructor Josh Myers. “We have on-site work that is ‘real
life’ construction training that helps the community and fulfills a portion of
our curriculum. We are very thankful for the opportunity.”
Construction Trades is one of nine Career and Technical
Education (CTE) programs offered to high school juniors and seniors through the
Clare-Gladwin Career Center, a program of the Clare-Gladwin RESD. Over the next
few months, the students will be performing interior finishing, including
hanging drywall, painting, trim carpentry, and flooring. The students will also
do some landscaping and exterior painting in the spring. All of the labor will
be free of charge.
“This partnership is definitely a win-win situation,” said
Hope Pregnancy Center Director Jon Hoerauf. “The kids are getting real-world
experience, and there is no way Hope Pregnancy Center would be able to carry
out a project this big without them.”
With less than a month of work completed, Hoerauf said he is
“amazed” at how quickly the students are working. “They are polite…and great
representatives of their schools,” he said. “Many lives will be blessed because
of the work of these students.”
The Hope Pregnancy Center offers caring and compassionate
support and education to those experiencing unplanned pregnancies. All services
are free and confidential.
Scheduled to open in the late spring, the new Hope Pregnancy
Center office is located at 498 N. Clare Ave. in Harrison.
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