Henson Heritage & Training Center

06/23/2026

If you’ve driven by, you’ve noticed that big things have been happening at the Henson Center! Our students have been building panelized walls for a large-scale residential custom shed project. This marks the first time our program has manufactured a structure that can be transported and assembled onsite.

This is super exciting for the future of what skills our program can offer to teach to our students! Most importantly, it gives them hands-on experience with advanced construction techniques and real-world building projects. Stay tuned for the finished product!

06/19/2026

Another collab in the books! Our carpenter students were very excited to create these Book Arks, to be painted and used as free libraries from the incredible The Free Books Project.

We love to build our community with other local nonprofit organizations! Have a project idea to work with us? Fill out our form here: https://forms.gle/Zd6zT3UxxGwLdEsj9

06/18/2026

Big shoutout to UrbanPromise BoatWorks for their successful launch this past weekend, with wooden water vessels that students built in the boatshop!

06/17/2026

Construction is complete on our Annual Report! Swipe through for a glimpse of the memories and student milestones we achieved last year 🛠️

Thank you to our community for investing in the future of our students, our neighborhood, and the skilled workforce of tomorrow.

06/08/2026

Thanks for visting our students!

Lieutenant Davis enjoyed connecting with city residents involved in the Urban Promise Carpenter Cohort.

06/04/2026

Tuesday was busy with guests at the Henson Center! Lieutenant Davis of the Camden County Police Department stopped by to share an amazing message with our students about respect and cooperation.

After seeing all the commotion outside with our construction site, Mayor Carstarphen of City of Camden Government stopped by! He thanked us for all of the hard work our students are doing for our community and checked out our projects. An awesome day for everyone involved!

06/02/2026

Did you hear the news? Our new online donation processor is now live! 🛠

"HHTC has been a stepping stone for me. I’m now in the second year of my apprenticeship with Piledrivers and Divers Local 474 in Philadelphia! Someday I hope to build an entire house from the ground up."
-Ba’Sil Bingham, Program Graduate

Help more students like Ba’Sil, and join us in Building Camden Together by making a gift today! https://bit.ly/hhtcdonate

05/27/2026

WE NEED A VAN! 🚐

Our program has been getting amazing opportunities to work on larger on-site construction projects, but we need transportation.

The Henson Center is in the market for a 12-passenger van to transport our students, preferrably at a discounted rate. This is an urgent request, please contact [email protected] if you have a lead. Thank you!

05/26/2026

What happens when you realize you have sheds to sell, but no way to deliver them? This was a problem we were faced with… and our students fixed it! 🛠️

(By the way, we sell custom sheds! DM us for more information!)

05/19/2026

Last week, the Vice President and Director of Corporate Giving and Financial Education for WSFS Bank, Bob Juliano, stopped by to present to students in Cohort 13. Bob has been committed to providing financial literacy seminars to our carpentry students for the past three years, and his kindness and generosity shine alongside his very real, very valuable lessons.

HHTC’s workforce development program is more than just working with tools. We are equipping our students with the skills they need to actually succeed in life, outside of just their occupation. We are so thankful to Bob for providing this resource to our program!