Admissions

CHANGE YOUR FUTURE: APPLY TO YOUTHBUILD!

DO YOU KNOW A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT? WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2013.

YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School offers out-of-school youth, ages 18-20, a second chance to earn a high school diploma and prepare for college and career.

Benefits also include:

  • Job training and certification
  • College counseling
  • Earning a $1,800 AmeriCorps award for continued education

Please read the requirements and process below before submitting an application. Questions or concerns, please contact Laina Latta at 215.627.8671 ext. 25 or llatta@youthbuildphilly.org.

Eligibility:

  • At least 18 years old, but not older than 20 on the first day of enrollment, September 3, 2013
  • Resident of Philadelphia
  • Formally dropped out of public high school (transfer students and post-graduates are not eligible for the program).

Admissions Process:

Interested individuals can submit an application online here or at our location at 1231 N. Broad St., 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19122. Applicants can also print a paper copy to fill out at home: 2013 Application

The application process at YouthBuild Philly has multiple additional steps:

  • All applicants meeting the eligibility requirements will be contacted and invited to attend a group information session.
  • All applicants who attend orientation will then to an individual interview.
  • The most motivated applicants will then be invited to an eight-day Mental Toughness Training orientation in August 2013.
  • Students who successfully complete Mental Toughness Training will be eligible for the approximately 215 slots available for fall 2013. If needed, YouthBuild will hold a blind random lottery to determine which final applicants will enroll in September 2013.

    Click here for a more detailed description of our enrollment procedures.

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YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School
1231 N. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19122  * Phone: (215) 627-8671  * Fax: (215) 763-5774
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