Students remodel school buses for Almeda Fire victims

Local educators, organizations and students begin remodeling school buses for families impacted by the Almeda Fire.

Ross the valley are working together to remodel school buses into homes for families that lost everything in the almeda fire.

It's a new project called 'the bus project' and it's made possible through multiple community partners working together.

The students involved are getting class credit and a stipend for working with a goal of completing the transformation of both buses by the end of the school year.

Not only are is the bus pject going to supply much needed housing to families in need, it's also a way for students to get hands-on experience in the trades.

This opportunity in career and technical education, um, sparking that interest for students is critical right now, um, in southern oregon.

And so having supportive organizations like so ready, um, being involved road, workforce partnership, project youth, plus they, they know how important it is right now to spark interest in younger students.

So that two years, three years from now, they're thinking about that was actually a cool fun project.

I love that was actually a they're thinking about three years from now, so that two years, in younger students.

So that two years, three years from now, they're thinking about that was actually a cool fun project.

I love working with my hands.

I love doing these things to generate high wage high demand jobs in our valley is, is really important