Support the Program


Apprentice works on the construction site of the CTEC

Donating to The Challenge Progam

The Challenge Program is an independent 501C3 non-profit corporation. All tax deductible donations go to support our youth training programs. Over one third of our income comes from private donations. If you are interested in supporting to the Challenge Program, you can send a check payable to:

The Challenge Program
1124 E. 7th Street
Wilm, DE 19801

Please include contact information with the check so that we may send confirmation of the gift and acknowledgement.
Thank you for your support.


Challenge Program Funding

The Challenge Program would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following funding organizations:

  • Delaware Workforce Investment Board
  • Delaware Department of Labor
  • Wilmington Housing Authority
  • Wilmington Housing Partnership
  • Advanta National Bank
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Crestlea Foundation
  • First USA Bank, Inc.
  • BankOne
  • The MBNA Education Foundation
  • The Longwood Foundation
  • The Welfare Foundation
  • State of Delaware - Grant-In-Aid
  • Banker's Trust
  • JP Morgan/Chase Bank
  • Bank of New Castle
  • Eastern States Construction
  • House Industries
  • Cadwork NA.
  • Good Samaritan, Inc.

New Castle County Pride Training Program

If you are a resident of New Castle County and are interested in our construction training program, download an application. NOTE: Residents of the City of Wilmington are not eligible for the NCC Pride Program. If you are a city resident, please download the Challenge Program Trainee Appliction below.

DOWNLOAD A NCC PRIDE APPLICATION

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Become a Trainee

DOWNLOAD A TRAINEE APPLICATION

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Featured Project: Challenge Program Headquarters

We have recently begun construction on our new headquarters. This LEED Gold building has already won multiple awards, including recognition from AIA Pennsylvania, AIA Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley Green Building Council. The design and construction of this new state of the art facility will implement and showcase green building technology, including a green roof, geothermal heat, solar panels, captured rainwater and recycled building materials. The trainees are actively working on production of the building, along with Challenge Program instructors and sub-contractors.

READ MORE ABOUT OUR NEW HEADQUARTERS

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Projects in Progress


1625 W. 8th Street

We are finishing work on a project in partnership with the West End Neighborhood House’s Lifelines Program called Kids Building for Kids. The house is located at 1625 W. 8th Street and wil be a transitional home for individuals “aging-out” of the foster care system who would otherwise be homeless. This is another gut renovation with three bedrooms, one and a half baths, with new systems and finishes throughout. The rear addition on the house needed a new foundation and new framing, so the trainees were able to do some foundation work in addition to rough framing. Funding for this outstanding project is provided by the Good Samaritan Foundation and the Prudential Fox Roach Foundation.


104/106 E. 22nd Street

Our newest projects are the renovation of two vacant properties located at 104 and 106 E. 22nd St. in partnership with Greater Brandywine Revitalization project. These two historic properties are set amongst Habitat for Humanity’s Miller Row and another large development on Carter Street. The row houses will be renovated with customary Challenge Program flair and attention to detail and will be for sale in the fall of 2009.