This Giving Tuesday our workforce development program The Campaign for Historic Trades is raising funds to help young adults with cost of living expenses during their 12-26 week terms with the carpentry, woodcrafting, & masonry teams at the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick, Md.
Groundbreaking decision provides cohesive framework to enter careers in historic trades
BALTIMORE (November 14, 2023) – The Campaign for Historic Trades, a national workforce development program, powered by Preservation Maryland, that is focused on expanding and strengthening careers in the historic trades, today announced the Maryland Department of Labor approved its first-of-its-kind group apprenticeship program for state registration. The program sets standards – including on-the-job learning, related instruction, and core competencies – that provide a clear process for entering the workforce in roles like deconstruction technician, historic window technician, and preservation carpenter.
Funding from The National Park Service, part of $10 million awarded from the Semiquincentennial Grant Program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States
Preservation Maryland today announced it has been awarded $747,216 in funding from the National Park Service to preserve the historic Rock Run Mill, a contributing resource to the Lower Deer Creek Valley National Historic District, located within Susquehanna State Park in Havre De Grace, Maryland.
The Revitalization Support Center Joins the Nonprofit’s Historic Property Redevelopment Program to Help Preserve Historic Properties in Maryland
Preservation Maryland is pleased to announce the launch of a new service line, The Revitalization Support Center, which will aid with complex tax credit applications, National Register of Historic Places nominations, and project management support for non-profit and for-profit organizations on historic property revitalization projects.
“The Revitalization Support Center is a resource for other organizations that need trusted support on complex preservation projects,” said Nicholas Redding, Preservation Maryland’s president & CEO. “This service will run parallel to our Historic Property Redevelopment Program, which directly funds and manages the revitalization of historic properties, catalyzing investment in the communities in which they reside. Now, in addition to our hands-on redevelopment projects, we will be able to provide a service that will guide the preservation of even more historic assets in Maryland.”
Lisa Jensen, a career preservationist with more than 20 years of experience working with developers, governments, and state and federal agencies, was recently named lead advisor of the program.
If you are interested in learning more about The Revitalization Support Center or want to discuss a specific project, contact Lisa Jensen at ljensen@presmd.org
For more than 90 years, non-profit Preservation Maryland has worked to protect the state’s irreplaceable heritage while creating a more equitable & sustainable future. Through strategic programming like the Historic Property Redevelopment Program, The Campaign for Historic Trades, and advocacy, the organization uses the best of our past to solve some of today’s biggest issues, including the effects of climate change, affordable housing, & workforce development.