CBCTC In the Community
The members of the Cleveland Building & Construction Trades Council are community minded and care deeply about the Greater Cleveland area and our fellow residents. We not only work within these communities, but live in them as well, raising our families right alongside yours.
We frequent and shop at local stores and businesses, keeping our money in the cities and communities we have helped build up. We attend your churches and support our local sports teams right alongside you and your family. We donate our time and resources to local charities and work hard to make Cleveland a better community to both work and live in.
Our impact on the community is evident through hundreds of volunteer construction work hours our members donate throughout the year.
IBEW Local 38 Christmas lights 2024
A group of IBEW Local 38 members and their families felt a sense of joy and goodwill as they volunteered their time October 19, 2024 to decorate downtown Cleveland’s Public Square for the upcoming Christmas season. These outstanding volunteers transformed Cleveland’s Public Square into a dazzling winter wonderland of holiday lights. Read more HERE
BAC apprentices restore cemetery mausoleums
A partnership between an area restoration contractor and a famous Cleveland cemetery will not only help Bricklayers apprentices gain real-world experience, but it will also help restore deteriorating mausoleums. Read more about apprentices from Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 23 HERE
Cleveland Building Trades Tradeswomen Making a Difference
Cleveland Building Trades Tradeswomen volunteering at Haven House an overflow shelter for women and children. Thank Never underestimate the power of women. you sisters!
IBEW Local 38 Members Hang Holiday Lights in Cleveland for 2020 Winterfest
In their annual show of holiday spirit and willingness to give back to their community, members of IBEW Local 38 gathered in Public Square one morning in late October to hang Christmas lights for Cleveland’s holiday displays. Read more HERE
IUPAT DC 6 apprentices volunteered their services at the Edna House in Cleveland, Ohio [2020]
IUPAT DC 6 apprentices volunteered their services at the Edna House. The group repaired drywall, retextured ceilings and painted the living quarters at the rehabilitation facility. Read more HERE
IUPAT DC 6 apprentices volunteered their services at the Edna House. The group repaired drywall, retextured ceilings and painted the living quarters at the rehabilitation facility. Read more HERE
Working together with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Over forty leaders from the Cleveland Building Trades volunteered with the Cleveland Food Bank, hoping to make it an annual day of service. Read more HERE
Elyria Township 9/11 Memorial
In June 2014, the Elyria Township 911 Memorial Committee broke ground for the construction of the Memorial. The free labor was supplied by mostly retired union skilled tradesmen.
Purple Heart Homes
A “Mission Complete” ceremony was held March 1, 2014, to commemorate the completion of the first “Purple Heart Homes” in Ohio. A great deal of the renovation work for this project was completed by volunteers from Cleveland Building Trades unions.
Winterfest
Every year, the members of IBEW Local 38 volunteer their time and services to help light up downtown Cleveland for Winterfest, the city’s holiday kickoff celebration.
Duplex rehabilitation for Amanda Berry
About 20 members of IBEW Local 38 spent their spare time to help renovate the home of Cleveland kidnapping victim Amanda Berry.
Our members are also involved with:
Absolute House
American Cancer Society
Boy Scouts
Camp Cheerful
Colleen Crane Charity Golf Outing
Girl Scouts
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
Habitat for Humanity
Harvey High School Athletics
Holy Family Hospice Center
Lakeland Community College Foundation
Local Police and Fire Charities
Painters and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope Foundation (PATCH)
Providence House
Special Olympics
St. Augustine Church
Susan G. Komen
The Ed Keating Center
The Insulators Tissue Bank
The Marine Corp’s League
W.A.G.S. 4 Kids
Wounded Warrior Foundation