Roseville, Calif. – June 2016 – Lennar Sacramento was recently featured on the day time television news program Good Day Sacramento after the launch of its Project Opportunity program, which seeks to connect high school juniors with internships in the building and construction trades. This is the first year the homebuilder has offered the program.
Director of Operations for Lennar Sacramento Jeff Panasiti helps run and supervise the program and was interviewed for the segment while students and construction and homebuilding industry professionals worked side by side in the background.
“With this program, the idea is to give kids a chance to see what’s happening in the construction industry, to give them an opportunity to see the amount of jobs that are available for them while they’re in programs while still in high school,” Panasiti said. “They’re going to do everything from foundation layout, to framing, to plumbing and electrical work. So the idea is to take a home from dirt all the way til we’re ready to hang sheet rock.”
Kevian is a local student of the Elk Grove Unified School District who is participating in the program this year. “I want to be in this program because it’s amazing,” he said. “It’s going to help me learn new skills, develop skills I’ve already acquired and help me expand my horizon in the trades for my future and help me start a career.”
The program, which goes all summer long, was organized as a partnership between Lennar and the Elk Grove Unified School District. The aim of the program is to provide students with the opportunity to gain real life work experience.
Kathy, a representative of the school district, said, “Its not only that the kids get to build something and see the product of what their efforts have gone into, but they are also building relationships with future employers and learning what future employers expect.”
You can view the entire segment here.
With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders. Lennar has a longstanding history of building homes of enduring quality in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.
