Stars and Stripes Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- Transitioning service members
- Military veterans
Overview
Stars and Stripes Program
Program Type: Free pre-apprenticeship program for transitioning military service members
Geographic Scope: Southwest Carpenters Training Center in Santa Maria, California; Western States Regional Council of Carpenters service area (Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska)
Program Focus:
- Designed specifically for transitioning service members
- Eight-week intensive training program
- Carpentry trade skills development
- Career pathway to union carpentry
- Direct job placement upon completion
- Military training to carpentry skills translation
What is Included:
- Eight weeks of extensive hands-on training
- Highly sought-after construction industry skills
- Union carpentry career with middle-class wages
- Union benefits for participant and family
- Direct career placement (not just job placement)
- Career opportunities in a challenging, adrenaline-filled profession
Eligibility:
- Transitioning service members
- Military veterans
Program Goals:
- Address the gap in job placement counseling for transitioning service members
- Ensure veterans enter careers rather than just taking jobs
- Leverage military training for construction industry success
Contact Information:
- Southwest Carpenters Training Center
- Santa Maria, California
- Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
- 533 S. Fremont Ave., 10th Fl.
- Los Angeles, CA 90071
- Phone: (213) 385-1457
- Email: webmaster@wscarpenters.org
What Western States Regional Council of Carpenters actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 65
- Total given
- $2.79M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $6,500–$350K
- By dollars: California 78%, Nevada 10%, Wisconsin 7%. Top recipient cities: Los Angeles, CA; Sacramento, CA; Santa Ana, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 77% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- Veterans
- Workforce development
- Veteran businesses
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