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Service is a way of life here at YouthBuild Philly. On September 11, over 200 students and YB Philly staff members joined together for a day of service at Marie Dendy Playground (10th & Oxford) to clean up the park and the surrounding streets. Students picked up trash, swept sidewalks, planted trees and painted signs of [...]

Shonte Workman, is a member of YouthBuild Philly's newest class: Class of 2018. Shonte has 100% attendance, and is a budding leader here at YouthBuild. We are excited to highlight Shonte's YouthBuild journey this month! What brought you to YouthBuild? I wanted a second chance at life. I wanted my diploma, not my GED. I dropped [...]

Get to know Jennifer Carroll, our new Career Pathway Coordinator! Here at YouthBuild we pride ourselves on having a team that's committed to serving the best interests of our students. We are excited to welcome one of the newest additions to the YouthBuild Philly family, Jennifer Carroll, Career Pathway Coordinator.  Jennifer, Philly native, tells us about [...]

More than 1000 (1022 to be exact) 18-20 year old youth, disconnected from their education, applied to YB Philly for the 2018 school year. 498 applicants were invited to join us for our annual Student Mental Toughness Training (MTT) that ran from August 23rd-August 30th. MTT is a 6-day workshop series that constitutes the final step [...]

Graduation always brings about a great feeling here at YouthBuild Philly. On August 25th, Zion Baptist Church was filled with pride and joy as loved ones, YB Philly staff and supporters awaited the arrival of the Class of 2017. Before students made their strides into the ceremony, Ameen Akbar, Director of Student Life, in a “basketball [...]

On June 15th, we celebrated 13 Class of 2017 students who completed all of their requirements to earn their High School Diploma ahead of schedule. There are two more graduation ceremonies scheduled for this year - one in August and one in November. It was standing room only in the CCR to celebrate these [...]