Boots and glasses
$140 once
Steel-toe boots and safety glasses for one trainee on day one.
- Fitted at orientation
- Theirs to keep
For employers
Hire someone who already knows your machines
We build each track with the companies that hire from it. Tell us what you need and we'll send you the next class.
Results
Two years side by side
What employers told us at the 90-day and one-year check-ins.
Classes of 2024 and 2025
| Measure | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduates placed within 90 days | 151 | 172 | +14% |
| Employers hiring from a class | 29 | 38 | +31% |
| Still employed at one year1 | 71% | 78% | +10% |
| Median starting wage | $19.85 | $21.40 | +8% |
- 12025 figure is the class of 2024 checked in October 2026.
Figures checked against offer letters and employer reports.
Hiring partners
Who hires from Broadway
Each partner helps write the curriculum for its track, sends an interviewer to hiring week, and many sponsor seats.
Become a hiring partner- CalumetFabricatorsWelding
Hired 19 welders from the last three classes.
- Dunes Freight LinesCDL
Runs the Merrillville driving yard with us.
- Marquette MechanicalMaintenance
Donated the conveyor line in Bay 2.
- Lakeshore Rail ServicesMaintenance
Takes four apprentices from every spring class.
- Midtown Family HealthPatient care
Hosts half of our clinical hours.
- Harbor Point ElectricSponsor
Funds twelve seats a year in the maintenance track.
Sponsor a trainee
Pay for the things that keep someone in class
Tuition is covered by grants. These gifts cover what grants won't.
Most chosenA full toolkit
$450 once
The starter tool bag a welding or maintenance graduate takes to their first job.
- Hand tools and meter
- Hood and gloves for welders
- Engraved with their name
Ten weeks of stipend
$1,500 once
The weekly stipend that lets one trainee stop working nights while they learn.
- $150 a week for ten weeks
- A note from the trainee at graduation
Launchpad Workforce is a 501(c)(3). Gifts are tax-deductible and receipted by email.
Employers
Tell us who you need
Marisol Varela answers every employer enquiry herself, usually the same day.
- Address3420 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408
- Phone(555) 016-4410
- Emailadmissions@example.org
- OfficeMon–Thu 8:30 AM – 7 PM, Fri 8:30 – 4
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