Priority Hire

by Gregory Davis, Eddie Grinnell

Here are the activities that RBAC implements in regard to its Priority Hire work and getting people jobs in the construction industry, specifically in this COVID-19 era: 

• Assisted at least 15  Rainier Beach residents with support services, support service navigation, and/or retention assistance. All of these people were people of color and lived in the 98118 and 98122 area codes.

• Online (website, eNews, Facebook, Twitter, email) updates. Updates include COVID-19 resources and future construction training and employment opportunities. Click the link to see the April 2020 update from April 8, 2020: https://www.rbcoalition.org/priority-hire/

• Reach out to community partners including pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, or other community-based organizations that assist clients entering construction. In April 2020, partners included ANEW https://anewaop.org/about-us/and the Arena at Seattle Center CWA Joint Administrative Committee (JAC)

• Document effective resources to share with other city-funded Priority Hire providers below. Resources may include new partnerships, funding sources, resources, etc. https://www.rbcoalition.org/resource-list-in-light-of-covid-19/