Emailing your legislators helps decide where state dollars go. Your voice can help bring this funding home.
Cascadia Tech Academy already funded and completed pre-design. Now we’re asking the Washington State Legislature to fund $4.5M for construction documents, the step that makes the project shovel-ready.
We’re not asking you to donate. We’re asking you to email your legislators.
Take the pledge: https://bit.ly/pledge-now-building-100
Technical careers are here, and the demand is real. Building 100 is where Cascadia Tech Academy students train for real jobs in public safety and infrastructure. These programs feed our regional workforce pipeline and create more local opportunities for students and families.
This building expands opportunity and strengthens our region’s workforce. Help move the Building 100 replacement forward.
Pledge to email your legislators: https://bit.ly/pledge-now-building-100
The new Cascadia Technical Academy Building 100 design is purpose-built for inclusion and safety, with a secure single-point entry, adequate clearances around equipment, student-centered common spaces, and clearer hallways and sightlines to reduce crowding.
Why it matters: Building 100 is where students train for the careers that keep our community running. When a training space is outdated and overcrowded, it limits how many students can participate and makes hands-on learning harder than it should be. A modern Building 100 gives more students the chance to learn real skills, build confidence, and step into local public safety and infrastructure careers.
We’re not asking you for money. We’re asking you to use your voice so state capital budget dollars come back to Southwest Washington students.
Take the pledge: https://bit.ly/pledge-now-building-100
Why you should care: these students are training for the jobs that protect our community and keep it running: first responders, infrastructure workers, and skilled trades. When training space is outdated or overcrowded, it limits student access and makes hands-on learning harder than it should be. A modern Building 100 helps more students train safely, gain real skills, and step into local careers our region needs.
Join the pledge and email your legislators: https://bit.ly/pledge-now-building-100
This is not only an education investment, it is a community investment. Every dollar invested yields a 3.8x return, and skills center graduates earn $14,455 more annually than untrained peers.
Why it matters: when students can train for real careers close to home, families get stronger, local employers can hire skilled talent, and our region stays competitive. Building 100 is part of that pipeline, helping students move into public safety, infrastructure, and other high-demand pathways that keep Southwest Washington running.
We’re not asking you for money. We’re asking you to use your voice so state capital budget dollars come back to our community.
Pledge to contact your legislators in support of Cascadia Tech Academy’s Building 100: https://bit.ly/pledge-now-building-100
The new Building 100 increases student access to Cascadia Tech Academy’s Public Safety and Infrastructure programs by +29%. That means more local juniors and seniors can get hands-on training for high-demand careers our region needs.
Take the pledge to email your legislators: https://bit.ly/pledge-now-building-100
What do “construction documents” mean? It’s the architectural + engineering + permitting phase that turns a concept into a buildable plan and produces the final shovel-ready documents.
Why it matters: Cascadia Tech Academy Building 100 is where SW Washington high school junior and senior students train for high-demand careers in public safety and infrastructure, but the current building is outdated and over capacity. Funding construction documents now keeps the replacement project moving, shortens the timeline to break ground, and brings students closer to a safer, modern space built for hands-on training.
Pledge support and send your message: https://bit.ly/pledge-now-building-100
Big thanks to Tradesmen Electric and President Steve Niemi for visiting our Pre-Electrical students at Cascadia Tech! Exciting partnership ahead. Interested in touring or partnering? Email info@cascadiatechfoundation.org
This Saturday from 12-3pm - The place to be is Cascadia Technical Academy for our annual SummerFest Cruise-In! The weather is going to be GREAT! - and so will the Classic Cars, Live Music (Waterfront Band), and BBQ Lunch prepared by our amazing Culinary Team! While here, take a tour of our campus! It's not late to register your car at: https://ctafoundation.ticketspice.com/2025-summerfest-cruise-in
REMINDER: SPECTATOR/GUEST PARKING WILL BE AT:
Endeavor Elementary School
2701 NE 4 Seasons Ln, Vancouver, WA. 98684
Summer Fest Cruise-In
This Saturday, September 20th from 12-3 pm.
Show Cars: $15 if pre-registered, $20 at the door
Guest Parking: At Endeavor Elementary School: 2701 NE 4 Seasons Ln, Vancouver, WA. 98684
BBQ Lunch: $20 (While Supplies Last)
https://ctafoundation.ticketspice.com/2025-summerfest-cruise-in
