Carpentry is the number one endangered trade in this country,
ZCAF is training a new generation of carpenters through its Mobile Woodshop.
As an experiential classroom on wheels, the mobile woodshop is helping to disrupt poverty by offering carpentry training for long term economic stability. Preparation for apprenticeships in the building trades is a major goal.

Our Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Training (PACT) program stands out by offering tuition-free training and weekly stipends for our students, while fostering a new generation of carpenters through our innovative Mobile Woodshop, which functions as a classroom on wheels. It is a specially outfitted box truck that carries instructors, tools, and materials to the school.
Our vision is to disrupt poverty cycles by providing students with
technical and soft skills for jobs in the building trades.
We are now in the second year of the Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Training program at Ballou STAY Opportunity Academy in Ward 8. This specially equipped, 20-foot box truck brings Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Training to unemployed young adults at Ballou STAY Opportunity Academy in Washington, DC. Focused on carpentry, the program cultivates employability practices by tapping Union expertise in professional curriculum development, and certification standards.
ZCAF continues to seek apprenticeship opportunities for our students.
A new board member directs a consortium of small businesses in the building trades.
She is actively pursuing entry level jobs for PACT students.
Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF) is asking for your support which will enable us to continue its workforce training in an economically depressed community in Washington, DC.

All contributions to sustain our vital programs are appreciated.
For $25,000 or more, your name can be placed on the side of the Mobile Woodshop.
Hundreds of viewers will see your name associated with this unique cause.
All contributors will be recognized in our Newsletter and website.
Categories of giving include the following:
Supportor
Friend
Advocate
Sustainer
Benefactor
under $499
$500 to $2,400
$2,500 to $4,999
$5,000 to $9,999
$10,000 to $14,000
Or call 202-783-2963 for credit card donations.
You can send a check to:
Zenith Community Arts Foundation
1429 Iris St. NW, Washington DC 20012
Make a difference with your 100% tax deductible donation.
Thank you!
Zenith Community Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to arts advocacy, arts education, industrial arts, and public art in the Greater Washington DC area. ZCAF goals are met by fostering alliances among area artists, carpenters, businesses, other non-profits, and government agencies.

1429 Iris St., NW, Washington, DC 20012-1409 | 202-783-8005 | www.zcaf.org | zcaf@zcaf.org