WIC Week - Hope Factory Tour
Mon, Mar 03
|Hope Factory
Join us as we learn about how a local non-profit is developing a solution to the housing crisis in Oregon and how they are involving students in the process. Tour the innovative facility that will produce manufactured housing for low-income residents led by the students. *Closed toed shoes required.
Registration closes Mar 03, 2025, 11:00 AM
Time & Location
Mar 03, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Hope Factory, 888 Garfield St, Eugene, OR 97402, USA
About the Event
*No Charge, Please RSVP.
The HOPE Factory is a collaboration between Lane Education Service District (link opens in new tab/window), Lane CTE, and St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (link opens in new tab/window). The HOPE Factory is located in Eugene. Students will earn two credits at their high school while being taught skills on-site and provided with industry certifications and work-based learning opportunities.
WHO: High School Seniors who are in 12th grade during the 2024-2025 school year (11th-grade students will be considered, but Seniors will receive priority)
WHAT: The factory will produce high-quality, affordable, energy-efficient, and fire-resilient manufactured homes intended to support recovery in Oregon, where home losses due to wildfires. The HOPE Factory will provide a learning space for students to train and the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals to learn valuable technical and professional skills. Students will work alongside craft professionals in a handful of trades,…
Registration closes Mar 03, 2025, 11:00 AM