Project TRADE (Training, Restitution, Apprenticeship Development Employment), is a program designed to train and place adult ex-offenders.

Project TRADE began as a demonstration program in 1995. Since that time more than 1,350 offenders have been trained for employment in the home building industry through Project TRADE programs in Illinois, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, Tennessee and Colorado.

Currently, TRADE is implemented in Colorado Springs, Colorado amd Sheridan, Illinois. 

TRADE ComCor
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Project TRADE in Colorado Springs was established in 1998 through a partnership with ComCor, Inc., the state’s largest community-based correctional services provider.

Number of Students (trained annually): 30

Trades Offered:

Contact: Deane Robertson - Project Coordinator

Additional Program Partners:

TRADE Illinois - Sheridan Correctional Center
Sheridan, Illinois

Established in 2004 at the Sheridan Correctional Facility under contract with the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Number of Students (trained annually): 300

Trades Offered: Carpentry, Facilities Maintenance, Electrical, Masonry, Plumbing

Contact: Scott Eike - Project Coordinator

Additional Program Partners:

Project TRADE Fact Sheet