HBI Partners

National, state and local partners help HBI prepare America’s skilled residential construction workforce.

These partners include the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education; NAHB and local home builders associations; state and local governments; two-year and four-year colleges and universities; local school systems, workforce investment boards and housing authorities; unions; non-profit organizations; and corporations and small businesses around the country.

The Home Building Industry: HBI is the workforce development arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a federation of more than 800 state and local home builder’s associations representing more than 160,000 members from the home building industry.

Learn How to Partner With HBI: HBI’s partnerships with the public and private sectors address the workforce needs of the home building industry by providing youth and adults with the skills they need for successful careers in residential construction and its related fields.

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SUPPORT OUR FUTURE

Sustain the development of the home building industry’s workforce by contributing to the National Housing Endowment’s “Support Our Future” online fundraising campaign. Your donation to the “Support Our Future” campaign will go directly to the NAHB Student Chapters and the Homebuilding Education Leadership Education Program (HELP). » READ MORE

HBI SEEKS MENTORS

HBI seeks experienced workers from the home building industry to volunteer as mentors for youth in 28 cities in 11 southern states. HBI’s C-CORE program matches teens ages 16-18 with adult mentors from any facet of the home building industry who encourage them to consider careers in home building and coach them toward success. » READ MORE