Send a Hand to the ROW
Helping good hands get the gear, training, and opportunity they need to build a career in the skilled trades.
A program of The Pipeline Life Foundation, an officially recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Work ethic gets them ready. Opportunity gets them started.
Starting a career on the ROW takes more than the willingness to work. New workers may also need boots, PPE, tools, training, transportation, or temporary lodging before their first paycheck arrives.
Send a Hand to the ROW connects community support with real workforce needs. The goal is simple: help qualified workers overcome legitimate startup barriers and build careers based on skill, reliability, and hard work.
What the Campaign May Help Fund
Support is tied to legitimate, verified needs that help a new worker enter or remain in a skilled-trades career.
Work Boots & PPE
Required boots, gloves, safety glasses, FR clothing, hard hats, and other approved safety equipment.
Tools & Welding Gear
Basic hand tools, welding equipment, tool bags, and approved job-specific starter gear.
Training & Certifications
Approved safety courses, certifications, apprenticeship expenses, and workforce training.
Travel Assistance
Approved fuel, transportation, or related expenses required to reach a job or training opportunity.
Temporary Lodging
Short-term lodging support when a worker must travel away from home to begin work or training.
Other Startup Needs
Other reasonable, approved costs that directly help a new worker get started and stay working.
How It Works
A Worker Is Nominated
Workers may nominate themselves or be nominated by someone familiar with their situation.
The Need Is Reviewed
The Foundation reviews the opportunity, requested assistance, and supporting documentation.
Support Is Approved
Qualified requests are considered under program guidelines and based on available funding.
A Hand Gets to Work
Approved support helps remove a specific barrier standing between the worker and the job.
Built for people ready to earn their place.
The program may support people who are:
- Beginning their first year in pipeline or skilled-trades work
- Entering welding, equipment operation, an apprenticeship, technical education, or another qualifying trade
- Preparing to begin a verified job or training opportunity
- Facing a legitimate financial barrier involving required gear, training, travel, or lodging
- Willing to provide requested documentation
- Committed to building a career in the trades
Help put a good hand on the ROW.
Every contribution helps provide practical support that moves someone closer to a job, an apprenticeship, or a successful first year in the trades.
Help sponsor the next generation.
Companies, contractors, unions, suppliers, and industry partners can fund specific workforce needs or build an annual program with the Foundation.
- First-year worker sponsorships
- Named workforce scholarships
- Tool, boot, workwear, or PPE funding
- Product and equipment donations
- Training and certification sponsorships
- Travel or lodging assistance
- Employee matching-gift campaigns
- Multi-year workforce partnerships
Know a good hand who needs an opportunity?
Nominate yourself or someone you know. Tell us about the worker, the opportunity in front of them, and the specific barrier keeping them from moving forward.
Nominations are reviewed individually. A nomination does not guarantee eligibility, approval, or funding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this program only for pipeline workers?
The program primarily supports people entering pipeline and closely related skilled-trades careers. Qualifying fields may include welding, equipment operation, apprenticeships, technical education, and other trades connected to America’s energy infrastructure.
Can workers nominate themselves?
Yes. Workers may nominate themselves or be nominated by an employer, instructor, union representative, crew member, family member, or community supporter.
Does every nominee receive assistance?
No. Requests are reviewed according to program eligibility, available funding, documented need, and Foundation approval.
Will recipients receive cash?
Whenever practical, approved assistance will be paid directly to a vendor, school, training provider, lodging provider, or other verified source. Equipment or supplies may also be purchased for the recipient.
Are donations tax-deductible?
The Pipeline Life Foundation is an officially recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Charitable contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Sponsorship arrangements that include promotional benefits may be treated differently.
Can a company sponsor a specific worker or need?
Companies may support designated program areas, geographic initiatives, scholarships, or approved categories of assistance. Recipient selection and final assistance decisions remain under the Foundation’s control.
Can I donate boots, tools, or equipment?
Yes. Product donations may be accepted when they match an approved program need. Please contact the Foundation before shipping products.
Give the Next Generation a Way Onto the ROW
Behind every skilled hand is someone who gave them an opportunity to get started. Your support can help provide the equipment, training, and practical assistance that turns potential into a career.
Built by the Brotherhood. Backing the Next Generation.