Help YouthBuild Philly Win Up to $1 Million
We're excited to announce today that YouthBuild Philly is one of 25 organizations in a national contest to win anywhere from $125,000 to $1,000,000 (yes, that's one million dollars!) through the American Giving Awards program presented by Chase. The winners will be decided through online voting, starting November 27th and ending December 4th. Winning organizations [...]
Help YouthBuild Win $1 Million – Templates
It's time to get out the vote! Help YouthBuild Philadelphia win the American Giving Awards competition with the most votes. Copy, paste, and personalize these templates to spread the word to friends and family. Feel free to modify as you see fit - be creative! TEMPLATE EMAIL (send before Nov. 27th) Friends - I hope this [...]
Where We’re From: Student Poem Submissions
Students in Ms. Willa's Language Arts class were recently asked to write a poem based on the prompt, "I am from..." The resulting poems revealed that we have some gifted - and courageous - writers in our midst! Two students were kind enough to let us publish their poems online and in our newsletter. Thank you [...]
Alumni Updates
We recently checked in with alumni from the Classes of 2010 and 2011, and we're so proud of what our motivated graduates have accomplished after YouthBuild! Everyone is forging their own path, with successes behind them and new opportunities to come. Here are a few short updates on some of our graduates: Amika Miller (2011) – [...]
Students Cross “Summer Bridge” into CCP and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
In the summer months leading up to their August graduation, forty students in YouthBuild’s Class of 2012 enrolled in postsecondary classes at Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, PA. This “summer bridge” option is offered to students who have completed their academic graduation requirements ahead of schedule, and allows [...]
Congratulations Class of 2012!
On August 31st, YouthBuild Philadelphia held a commencement for its 20th class of graduates at Zion Baptist Church in North Philadelphia. Friends, family, and other YouthBuild supporters packed the church to watch 109 members of the Class of 2012 receive their diplomas and join the ranks of YouthBuild’s 1,950 alumni. Friday’s ceremony was not the graduates’ first [...]
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