an individual that is going to be a good employee. >> reporter: once in, they are taught the boot camp basics of construction work, showing up on time, doing what you're told, the language of tools and rules of building. all with the goal of helping not just them, but the broader community too. >> we need new people coming in the pipeline. one of the things that construction gateway does is that, fills the pipeline with entry level construction workers. >> reporter: people we absolutely need to economically and physically rebuild america. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> reporter: the result, close to 90% of construction gateway graduates who had little hope of a job before entering the program are employed within days of graduation, and they stay that way. how confident are you that you'll get employment once you leave here? >> 100%. >> reporter: it certainly worked for shawn. he has been on the job for seven years and is now a foreman on an