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HOPE=​Home Ownership, Partnership and Employment

Building HOPE
in the 

Community

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the

Date

Plan to join Ezekiel HOPE for our

2025 Awards Breakfast Program 2.0 

and Panel Discussion

On 

“National Skilled Trades Day”

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Trade Hotel – 420 W. Juneau Ave.

8 – 10 a.m. Awards Breakfast

10 a.m. – 12 Noon Panel Discussion

Registration and sponsorship information will be available online beginning in 2025

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WHO WE ARE

Ezekiel Community Development Corporation / HOPE (“Ezekiel / HOPE”) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated to training men and women in the skilled trades to help prepare them for well-paying jobs in industries in dire need of workers. Program participants receive on-the-job training by rehabbing blighted homes which are, in turn, sold to first-time homeowners.

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400+

Contractors Trained

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200

Rehabbed Homes

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20

Homes Sold to First-Time Homebuyers

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Nearly 30% of union electricians are between the ages of 50 and 70 and close to retirement, according to the National Electrical Contractors Association

Our Mission

“To revitalize Milwaukee neighborhoods with the collaboration of minority firms, provide training for minorities in the skilled trades’ industry and promote homeownership in Milwaukee’s central city.”

Reel by Maria Carmen Beltran

"Thank you Lord for All Your Blessings! I would like to give a great Thank You to Jim and his Amazing Crew from WHIRE Electric, with Ezekiel HOPE for their continuous work in making my family's home fire safe and comfortable. This all sponsored by Zilber Family Foundation. God bless you. My Family is truly grateful!"

Our Three-Prong Goal

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Providing paid, on-the-job training opportunities that can lead to workers receiving certifications in several skilled trades areas including electrical, carpentry, plumbing and roofing.

What We Do

OUR PROJECTS

onsite training to participants and contractors

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