Mission
MAGIC CITY WOODWORKS DBA: MANUFACTURE GOOD SERVES YOUNG MEN IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE FACING SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHALLENGES AND COMING FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. OUR APPRENTICES REPRESENT A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS COMING OUT OF INCARCERATION, RECOVERY PROGRAMS, FOSTER CARE, UNSTABLE HOUSING, AND THOSE SIMPLY LACKING DIRECTION, SUPPORT, OR OPPORTUNITY. MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, EDUCATIONAL GAPS, OR GENERATIONAL POVERTY. WHILE OUR PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ANY YOUNG MAN SEEKING GROWTH, WE INTENTIONALLY WALK ALONGSIDE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED BY TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS. WE PROVIDE NOT ONLY PRACTICAL JOB TRAINING AND PAID APPRENTICESHIPS, BUT ALSO MENTORSHIP, SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THE TOOLS TO BUILD LASTING CHANGE. THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE ARE FULL OF STRENGTHRESILIENCE, UNTAPPED POTENTIAL, AND A DEEP HUNGER FOR TRANSFORMATION. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO FACE SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES: LIMITED ACCESS TO STABLE EMPLOYMENT, MENTAL HEALTH