Since 1993, Seaport’s Apprentice Program has used the craft of woodworking and traditional boatbuilding to deliver an immersive experience that prepares these young adults for success in both employment and adulthood.
Apprentices are paid $14 per hour and can expect to spend 6 to 9 months working alongside experienced woodworkers, carpenters, boatbuilders and mentors on a three-phase curriculum to gain workforce-readiness skills and life skills.
Over the past 10-years (2013 to 2022), the intervention of the Apprenticeship Program, the Seaport Foundation seen Apprentices achieve the following:
Do you have woodworking or construction skills and some free time? Come help our Apprentices as they develop woodworking and boatbuilding skills at our Boat Shop on the Potomac waterfront. Learn about our volunteer opportunities in the Volunteer Application Packet.
Do you have a background in teaching or tutoring? Come help be an ally to our Apprentices as they work toward receiving their GED, obtaining a Driver’s License, and receiving Financial Literacy and Budgeting training.
Your donation allows ASF to continue to serve disconnected youth in our communities. Every dollar you give goes directly to supporting our facilities, staff, and programs. Giving is easy. You can donate online or by mail to PO Box 25036 Alexandria, VA 22313.
Spring2ACTion is one extraordinary day to celebrate our collective spirit of giving and to support the organizations that make Alexandria a vibrant place for everyone. Learn more at www.spring2action.org.
Our signature event, Wine on the Water (WOW), raises awareness of the Alexandria Seaport Foundation’s (ASF) impact on the Apprentices whom we serve and the DMV community where we operate.
This expansion includes the construction of an additional building to meet the needs of the expanded Apprentice Program. Seaport Center II, a purpose-built building is scheduled to commence construction in the Spring of 2024.
This building will add an additional 3,500 square feet of workshop and meeting space. Once completed, The Seaport Foundation will have more than 5,400 square feet of space from which to deliver its Apprentice Program.
“I am changing for the better. Because of what I’m learning at the Seaport Foundation, I’m thinking of my future, and I’d like to become an electrician.”
``To me, The Seaport Foundation means hope and second chances.”
“The personal satisfaction of watching an Apprentice gain self-confidence while learning a skill and completing an assignment is all it takes for me.”
In 2016, Darrel's parole office referred him to the Alexandria Seaport Foundation where he entered the Apprenticeship Program. Today, he has a B.S. Degree in Sociology, and is a job coach for individuals with disabilities.