MFG* Apprenticeships
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An educational—entrepreneurial hybrid in the high desert.



 Tuition-free training of local hands-on learners in trades that help build out spaces they want to occupy as adults in the Morongo Basin. By working with our hands, we work together to build a better future for ourselves. MFG fosters meaningful skills and meaningful relationships.

     


























*MFG, short for Mojave Fabrication Guild, grew from designer Roni Koltuniak’s advanced study of sociology, specifically her academic re-consideration of the 2016 documentary, The Bad Kids, profiling the at-risk students of Black Rock Continuation High School. Within this context, MFG offers an act of community reclamation, rooted not in perceived morality, but rather potential, positivity and opportunity.

roni@verokolt.com
Place    The high desert of California has always been a challenging home; however, recent seismic demographic shifts have made the extreme ecosystem even more untenable for local youth. MFG believes everyone deserves a chance to build a sustainable life for themselves in the Mojave. By fostering community outside of school, MFG encourages personal power and confidence through hands-on career training.

Addressing high drop-out rates, MFG offers career empowerment as an alternative to relocation and resignation. Through complementary programming at The Workshop, MFG harnesses the area’s thriving arts community into creative service for youth.