BYI Workforce Development Initiative
The BYI Workforce Development Initiative provides young African American men in Detroit with career opportunities in the skilled trades, including drywall, painting, electrical, and landscaping. We do this by connecting them with skilled trades professionals and business owners who provide hands-on job training and mentoring.
These unique collaborations support both Detroit area Black-owned small businesses as well as the city’s young Black workforce. Embedded in our initiative is the belief that small business owners are vital to the economic mobility and viability of Detroit’s communities.
