The Maine chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) joined MaineWorks, a Portland company that helps people recovering from substance use disorder and people with felony convictions to reenter the workforce by providing jobs in construction and the trades, in surprising two Maine families with presents this holiday season, New Center Maine reports.
Each of the families received gifts for the holidays, purchased by the Maine chapter of the NAWIC.
John Fadden stopped drinking in late 2020, and moved to Maine to get help. Weeks later, he got connected with MaineWorks. That work led to a job with Wright-Ryan Construction, and now to his latest opportunity with Ledgeview Construction. He and his wife, Cassidy, have three children: ages nine, five, and four.
They said they were nervous about how to provide for all of their family over the holidays—until MaineWorks founder Margo Walsh contacted Fadden, telling him they had a surprise for him.
What he and his wife did not know, was that it was a room full of presents, purchased by the Maine chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction.
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