Hands On Deck

Hands On Deck is a 501(c)3 youth mentoring and education non-profit organization formed in 2016 that utilizes woodworking, wooden boat building, and boating to promote creativity, community, and craftsmanship. Building challenging projects in a diverse community forges strong relationships, and given the right tools, materials, and training, people can accomplish amazing things at almost any age. We serve over fifty students each week aged five years and up, utilizing a part-time staff of seven and over a dozen core volunteers. Our organization has built and restored two-hundred and eighty-five feet of watercraft and has provided one thousand three hundred fifty individuals free boat rides on the Bay of Green Bay and the Fox River. We govern with ten board members and operate on a one-hundred-and-seventy-thousand-dollar annual budget.

We provide educational and enrichment based program year around for all ages.  Our Elementary Mechanical Skills classes are for ages 5-11