WINTER Historical Timeline

1995

• November 17 - First Board of Director’s founding meeting was held.

1996

• April 1 - Incorporated as a non-profit organization

• Awarded the first Women In Apprenticeship and Non Traditional Occupations (WANTO) grant

• Offered the first non-traditional career exploration class for women at Abram Friedman Occupational Center

1997

• Pre-apprenticeship preparation training program began

1998

• Opened office in the Long Beach Plaza mall

• Published lists of nontraditional careers with wages and career ladders

1999

• Started “Women Build” a program to trained women in construction skills in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity-Long Beach

• Published a Curriculum for Trainees Exploring Blue Collar Career

2004

• Expanded services to Los Angeles residents

• Environmental Education and Remediation - Green Jobs training program began

2005

• Opened our 1^st training facility

• Held the first "Redefining Women's Work"fundraising event

2007

• Opened the Rosie the Riveter Charter High School

2008

• Opened Los Angeles office

• Received "Organization Advancing the Status of Women" Award by Soroptimist International

2009

• Established the WINTERGreen Employment Services

2011

•  Established YouthBuild Program at Rosie the Riveter High School