“Turning the Dream Into Action”- MLK Day of Service
January 21, 2019-- MLK Day of Service is a powerful day where people throughout the nation come together to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service. At YouthBuild Philly, we continued this tradition for the seventh consecutive year. On Monday, more than 200 YouthBuild Philly students, staff and community partners [...]
Make a Ripple, Start a Wave #YBWave
Please click above to make a ripple and join the #YBWave today! Now riding its 27th year, the YouthBuild Philly wave has had a tremendous impact across the city. More than 2,600 young people have earned their high school diplomas at YouthBuild, and demonstrated a commitment to community service that has rippled far beyond their graduation [...]
YouthBuild Class of 2019: Annual Cookout
September 28, 2018- The Annual Cookout has become something like a tradition for the YouthBuild Philly community. Every incoming class is celebrated and welcomed into the YouthBuild Philly family with a cookout hosted by YouthBuild staff. This year, the Class of 2019 came out to have a good time and enjoy the company of their friends, [...]
Special Visitors in October
During the month of October YouthBuild Philly had some special guests who paid us a visit to get more acquainted with programming and to witness YouthBuild in action firsthand. "Pru-Week" with Prudential October 16, 2018- Every year Prudential, a friend of the YouthBuild movement, hosts an annual event called "Pru-Week" to celebrate their employees and spread awareness [...]
Conversations Over Coffee
October 16, 2018- Every year, Young Involved Philadelphia (YIP) hosts State of Young Philly, an annual event series that brings together Philly’s young professionals, elected officials, organizational leaders, and millennials to highlight leadership citywide. YouthBuild Philly joined YIP’s week-long celebration of civic engagement as hosts of Conversation Over Coffee, a student-led panel where YouthBuild Philly students [...]
YouthBuild Alumni Making Waves
"We believe in the ripple effect-- when students transform their lives, they can transform the community around them." Read on to learn about two of our alumni who have changed their own lives and the lives of those around them, starting with a ripple caused by reclaiming their education. Since graduating from YouthBuild Philly, Malik (Class [...]
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