Girls Build is a week-long summer camp founded in 2016 by Portland carpenter Katie Hughes. The camp offers girls between the ages of eight and 14 the opportunity to learn trade skills hands-on, from wiring solar panels to shutting off a broken water main.
Read more about the program in the DJC’s Fall 2018 Women of Vision magazine at http://djcoregon.com/wovmagazine/2018/08/31/pounding-out-an-education/
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