Join our Transformation Interview Panels
YouthBuild Philadelphia is looking for volunteers to sit on student Transformation Interview Panels. Prior to graduating, students are required to complete this formal Q&A session to discuss their YouthBuild experience. They will reflect on their overall YouthBuild journey by describing: (1) Specific skills and lessons learned in each core YouthBuild area: Academics, Service Learning, Transition, Personal [...]
Spring Break Service Trip to Costa Rica
YouthBuild Philadelphia is proud to offer the opportunity for 20 students to travel to Costa Rica for our 2nd annual International Service Learning Trip. The week long travel experience (March 24 -31) will expose students -- most of whom have never traveled outside of Philadelphia -- to new wildlife, culture, and language. Last year, YouthBuild students [...]
MLK Day of Service with YouthBuild Philadelphia
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Healthcare Students Complete Nurse Aide Training
YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School's Healthcare students each received a Certificate of Completion for successfully completing the nurse aide training course at Leahy Caregivers, Inc. The nurse aide training consists of three rotations, including 59 classroom hours, 47 lab hours, and 42 clinical hours, for a total of 148 required hours. YouthBuild's Healthcare students completed their clinical [...]
Thanksgiving for a Family of 300!
Every year, the YouthBuild Philadelphia staff hosts a Thanksgiving Luncheon for students and their children on the day before Thanksgiving. Community Project Coordinator Aaron Kim shares his first experience with the annual tradition: I have to begin talking about it with the food! The staff cooks for the lunch the night before, and in the morning, [...]
Fifty students join the Class of 2009!
YouthBuild Philadelphia held our fall graduation ceremony at the Community College of Philadelphia on Tuesday, November 24th. The fifty students receiving diplomas join 102 August graduates to form the YouthBuild Philadelphia Class of 2009!
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