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This Giving Tuesday, the global day of giving, donations will support Hands-on Historic Trades Camps - dynamic educational programs to introduce young people to lucrative and rewarding careers in historic preservation trades. 
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Our state and nation are facing a major shortage of construction workers, most especially skilled historic trades workers, leading to deferred maintenance and delayed redevelopment projects. According to a 2019 survey by the Associated General Contractors of America, 80% of construction firms reported having difficulty in filling craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce. Similarly, a survey by the National Association of Home Builders found 82% of respondents expected labor shortages to be their top issue in 2019. The skilled labor shortage has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. 

Through its Preservation Trades Task Force, created in 2020, PAWV identified outreach to young people as a major priority, as they are our future workers, and we hope to help guide them into well-paying and secure jobs in the historic trades. We intend to do this by offering free, interactive programs that will teach participants about traditional tools, building safety, historic trades skills, and how to pursue a career in historic trades.

Your support helps engage youth to secure the future of our neighborhoods, downtowns, and special places being revitalized across West Virginia. Thank you!
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​PAWV's Recent Successes in the Historic Preservation Trades

  • PAWV received an ARC POWER Grant to conduct strategic planning for a West Virginia Historic Preservation Training Center at Arthurdale in 2022.
  • Strategic planning for the Training Center is in progress and will be completed in January 2024.
  • Stabilized areas of the statewide Historic Preservation Training Center building at Arthurdale including the roof, drains, and some windows.
  • Staff attended a career day at a Calhoun County high school.

  • Presented historic trades career opportunities to Marshall County high school students.
  • Hosted a workshop focused on historic window maintenance and repair at Arthurdale.
  • Successfully advocated to secure $500,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending Funds in the Senate Budget Bill to upgrade electrical and mechanical systems for the Training Center.
  • This year, PAWV received DOUBLE the amount in NIP tax credits to distribute to donors who give before the end of year.
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​421 Davis Avenue, #4  |  Elkins, WV 26241
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  • News
    • Preservation Spotlights
    • Monthly E-newsletter
  • Contact
    • Ways to Give to PAWV
  • Advocacy
    • Most Endangered Properties
    • Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
  • Programs
    • Annual Awards >
      • 2025 Awards
    • Blair Footsteps Interpretive Trail
    • Frances Benjamin Johnston: A West Virginia Icon >
      • Selected Photos
      • Behind the Lens Activity
    • West Virginia Historic Preservation Conference >
      • 2025 Conference Sponsorship
      • Lodging for PAWV Conference
    • Webinars >
      • Webinar Archive
    • West Virginia Historic Theatre Trail
    • WV New Deal Trail
  • Resources
    • Fund Your Preservation Project
    • Preservation Techniques >
      • Historic Building Assessment
      • How to Recycle Asbestos
      • Mothballing Property
      • Window Rehabilitation
    • Preserve WV AmeriCorps >
      • Preserve WV Stories