A Celebration of Transformation, Partnerships, and Sustainability
YouthBuild students and staff joined our partners and Germantown residents on Greene Street last Thursday to celebrate the completion of our latest rehabilitation project. Not long ago, this house was an abandoned structure and an eyesore lamented by neighbors who passed by the corner of Greene and Sylvania. But in 18 months and with terrific support from [...]
YouthBuild student goes to Chicago for National Conference on Volunteering and Service
Class of 2012 student Tahir Ingram (who you may remember from this Q&A back in October) has received a First Place recognition for the YouthBuild AmeriCorps Award for Outstanding Community Service. This award identifies students from YouthBuild programs across the country who have excelled in their service as AmeriCorps members during their time as YouthBuild students. [...]
Thank You Spring Break Supporters!
To the many friends, family, and fans who made donations in support of our intrepid Spring Break Service Trip Volunteers: Thank you! The 7-day trip to Utuado, Puerto Rico was an unforgettable opportunity for YouthBuild students to participate in service learning while exploring a new culture and landscape. This trip wouldn't have been possible without your [...]
Students Help Rehabilitate Historical Building for MLK Day of Service
More than 200 students and staff members joined over 80,000 volunteers throughout the greater Philadelphia area to serve the community in honor of the 17th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service. YouthBuild Philly partnered with Opport-UNITY, a local organization offering construction training to ex-offenders and people in addiction recovery, to rehabilitate their new [...]
Students to Help Rehabilitate Historical Building for MLK Day of Service
In honor of Philadelphia's 17th Annual MLK Day of Service, YouthBuild Philly will help rehabilitate a training facility for Opport-UNITY. Over 200 YouthBuild Philly students, staff and volunteers will join Opport-UNITY, a local organization offering construction training to ex-offenders and people in addiction recovery, on Monday, January 16. The new training facility will be located at [...]
Happy Holidays from YouthBuild!
As we approach the end of 2011, the entire YouthBuild family wants to take a moment to thank you for all that our supporters have done this year for Philadelphia's young people. Thanks to your help, we have so much to be grateful for, including: 159 former high school dropouts earning diplomas in 2011 161 students [...]
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