Additional funding has enabled economically disadvantaged youth to study under experienced contractors who teach carpentry, plumbing, electrical wiring and other basic home maintenance skills.
In the past three years, Tiger Pause participants have led or played a major role in local building projects. Students have constructed five new homes and were instrumental in turning an older house into a coffee shop that serves the downtown community. Youth also completed more than 300 feet of commercial concrete sidewalks for businesses and institutions in the area and a nine-hole miniature golf course.
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