A stronger future starts with a skill.
Refugees and immigrants bring talent, experience, and ambition. Tekton connects that potential with practical training, mentors, and opportunities to build a career.
From the training floor to the next career step, your support helps people put their abilities to work.
Training is the beginning. Support makes it go further.
Technical knowledge matters. So do confidence, relationships, and the chance to practice.
Learn by doing.
Students practice electrical, plumbing, and HVAC fundamentals through hands-on instruction, digital learning, and VR simulations.
Learn with people.
Instructors, volunteers, and mentors help students work through challenges and prepare for the expectations of a workplace.
Prepare for what’s next.
Resume support, interview practice, and employer connections help students take their next career step.
Skills became a career opportunity.
Sayed Hussaini was connected with an employer partner during the final weeks of class. He was hired before the training ended and now works as a Facility Maintenance Technician.
His experience shows what becomes possible when practical learning meets a connection to work.
Help more students take their next step →Hired while still in training.
A new role. A chance to put his skills to work. A foundation for the future he is building.
Help turn learning into possibility.
Giving supports the people and resources behind the experience: instruction, tools and materials, learning technology, mentoring, and career preparation.
Every part of that support helps students practice, grow, and prepare for work.
Support TektonMore Skills. More Ways Forward.
From construction and technology to Facility Maintenance, Tekton connects learning with career opportunities, continued education, and stronger communities.
Participants served
Training and relationships across five cohorts.
Completed training
Reported in Tekton’s 2023 annual impact report.
Hourly wage growth
Approximately $18/hour before training to an average of $27/hour for this selected group.
Each metric describes its stated year and group. The wage comparison is not an average across all students.
There is more than one way to open a door.
Share your experience.
Bring your skills and encouragement as an instructor, mentor, or volunteer.
Talk about volunteering →Connect talent to work.
Help students learn about your industry and explore employment opportunities.
Hire our graduates →The Work. In The News.
Explore reporting and conversations about Tekton’s work in Clarkston and beyond.
Training That Strengthens A Community.
A National Association of Counties feature explores Empower Clarkston through the experiences of staff, a participant, and local residents.
Read the feature →Support For Local Opportunity.
Local coverage examines the funding that helped expand Empower Clarkston’s training and home-improvement work.
Read the coverage →A Voice From Our Beginnings.
An early radio interview features Luke Keller during The Lantern Project years, alongside other refugee-serving organizations.
Explore the radio archive →Someone’s next chapter can start with you.
Support practical training and the people ready to put it to work.