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Building the Next Generation of Craftspeople

The mission of the National Center for Craftsmanship can best be articulated by those whose lives and careers we’ve helped to improve in some small way. Nick D. Benson, NCC Operations Manager and two former female students from Larimer County Corrections were interviewed recently by KGNU Community Radio in Boulder.

KGNU Radio Interview, NCC DreamBuilders Project, December 19 2011

http://www.kgnu.org/publicaffair/12/19/2011

National Center for Craftsmanship Receives Funding for Arkansas DeConstruct Project

September 27, 2010 – The National Center for Craftsmanship has received initial funding to develop a substantial DeConstruct™ project at Westminster Village of the Mid-South, a retirement village, on the grounds of former Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas. NCC will partner with Westminster Village and plans to deconstruct more than 300 housing units that have remained on the Air Force property since its closure in 1993. Read the story.

NCC certifies WOMEN Deconstructors

April 29, 2010 – The National Center for Craftsmanship has pioneered the use of deconstruction as an educational tool, the first program to do so in the country. The majority of students come from the local Poudre School District and other youth programs such as Turning Point Youth and Family Services. However, the Steele’s Market project provided another unique benefit: the first program in the country to train women transitioning from Community Corrections back into the general population. Read the story.

Sutherlands and NCC form Strategic Business Alliance

March 25, 2010 – Sutherland’s Lumber and Design Gallery of Fort Collins and the National Center for Craftsmanship  are excited to announce the formation of a strategic business alliance to provide education, training, and marketing services to local businesses and contractors. Read the story.

National Center for Craftsmanship featured by Discovery Channel

January 28, 2010 – NCC’s 2009 Overland Trail Deconstruct project aired on Discovery Channel’s Planet Green “Renovation Nation” Thursday, January 28th at 4:00 pm MST.

National Center for Craftsmanship featured in New Balance National Marketing Campaign

June 15, 2009 – New Balance, the only athletic company still manufacturing footwear in the United States, launched a national awareness campaign to celebrate its domestic manufacturing workforce. The campaign includes an online documentary that features the National Center for Crafstmanship and invites consumers to participate in a sweepstakes to win a free trip to the company’s manufacturing facility in Main. For every entry in the sweepstakes, New Balance will donate $1 to NCC, up to a total of $50,000.

Deconstruction Projects Help Youths Build on Their Future

May 30, 2009 – Neil Kaufman saw a void in the construction and deconstruction industry, and he’s trying to fill it with young men and women who otherwise would be missing out on opportunities to succeed in life. Read the article published in The Coloradoan.

Students Build Knowledge By Tearing Things Down

Article published in ABC 7 News, The Denver Channel.com

DeConstruct Project a Learning Experience

April 7, 2009 – Programs such as the DeConstruct Training offer an important level of hands-on eduation to students throughout Northern Colorado. Download the article (PDF, 98 KB) published in The Loveland Reporter Herald.

DeConstructive Use of Time

April 6, 2009 – Students Learn Construction Skills, Sustainable Building in Hands-On Training Program. Download the article (PDF, 57 KB) published in The Loveland Reporter Herald.

Sustainable Practices a Fort Collins Priority

April 6, 2009 – Instead of razing the buildings and trashing materials, the deconstruction process will hand-dismantle the structures and remove materials for reuse and recycling. The National Center for Craftsmanship will use this project as a training opportunity.

Download the article (PDF, 29 KB) published in The Coloradoan.

Letter from District Mentor

January 20, 2009 – Student showed remarkable skills and professionalism in class presentation. Download the letter (PDF, 8 KB)

Building Up Skills as the Walls Come Down

April 5, 2008 – Project salvages materials while teaching youths. Download the article (PDF, 2.4 MB) published in The Loveland Reporter Herald by Marisa Beahm.

Students Build by Taking Apart

February 18, 2008 – Center teaches how to build homes with deconstruction project. Download the article (PDF, 1.3 MB) published in The Coloradoan by Tim Keith.

Deconstructing Stigmas

February 14, 2008 – A new project by the National Center for Craftsmanship values working with your hands. Read the article published in The Rocky Mountain Chronicle by Michael Pool.

National Center for Craftsmanship Kicks Off “Deconstruct” Project This Week

February 2008 – Program provides for educational opportunities, fundraising. Read the story.

Channel 9 News visits NCC

NCC on Fort Collins Channel 14

Introducing a New Generation to the Trades.

January 23, 2008 – Download the article (PDF, 2.3MB) published in the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor by Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer

National Center for Craftsmanship Launches Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Skills Training Program

2007 – Read the story.