Executive Director named in 40 Under 40!
We are proud to announce that our Executive Director, Simran Sidhu, has been named as a recipient of one of this year's Philadelphia Business Journal 40 Under 40 Awards! This program recognizes 40 individuals each year, under the age of 40, who are proven performers in their respective industries and communities. As executive director, Sidhu is [...]
Celebrating Global Youth Service Day
In honor of Global Youth Service Day, we partnered with the Nicetown Community Development Corporation (CDC) to begin the full-gut rehabilitation of a home at 4556 North Uber St. in the Nicetown area of Philadelphia. In conjunction with community volunteers, students and staff began the demolition phase of the severely damaged property that YouthBuild's Class of [...]
Spring Break in Guatemala
Twenty students and seven staff members completed YouthBuild Philadelphia's first international service trip by traveling to Guatemala during the week of April 1-8, 2009. We partnered with San Lucas Toliman Mission to volunteer services, including the construction of homes and the building of potable water systems. The students and staff members worked alongside villagers and were [...]
YouthBuild Philadelphia goes to Washington!
Today, YouthBuild Philadelphia led a “green” home building initiative at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in celebration of YouthBuild USA’s 30th anniversary. Roughly 20 students and instructors joined more than 100 other young leaders from YouthBuild programs across the country, in addition to public officials and community leaders, to frame the walls of an energy-efficient, [...]
Alumna writes Op-Ed in The Philadelphia Daily News!
To encourage public support for funding for YouthBuild programs here and in cities throughout the United States, Class of 2007 graduate Analicia Lindsay-Whitehead wrote an Op-Ed, "A School That Saved My Life," that was published in the The Philadelphia Daily News on February 10, 2009.
Inspiring Communities Through Service on MLK Day
More than 200 of our students and staff members joined 65,000 volunteers throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 for the 14th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service. YouthBuild students and staff organized and served as project leaders for a number of service projects around Philadelphia. Green Playground Construction [...]

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