Alumni Success Story: How Daniel, Class of 2016, came out of his shell
At the animal shelter where Daniel is now an intern, they call him “the Cat Whisperer,” because he uses patience and perseverance to help the cats acclimate to humans - which then helps the animals find a permanent home. Daniel graduated from Youthbuild Philadelphia Charter School in August 2016. Through YouthBuild, he found an internship at [...]
Student Food Pantry Opens at YouthBuild!
Last month, students in our Business Administration & Customer Service track opened an in-house food pantry, which provides free food to eligible students. Most of our students live in low-income households and many face food insecurity, which negatively affects their health and their education. Our Case Management team helped with the creation of this valuable resource, [...]
Getting Ready for MLK Day 2017!
Preparations for our annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service are in full swing! Last week, YouthBuild Philly's Community Project Coordinators traveled to Ziegler Elementary in Northeast Philadelphia to begin stenciling the murals that our students and volunteers will paint next Monday. We're excited to report that Ziegler students are already looking forward to the [...]
News From Our National Network
Monday's edition of The New York Times featured a profile of Dorothy Stoneman, who founded the first YouthBuild program in East Harlem in 1978. Over the next 38 years, Dorothy's vision - engaging young people in rebuilding their lives and their community at the same time - grew to encompass 260 programs in the U.S. and 80 international [...]
Women in Leadership Conference at TD University
Twenty women representing YouthBuild's Business Administration program and the Young Professionals extracurricular group traveled to Mt. Laurel, NJ earlier this week to attend a Women in Leadership conference at TD University. The conference was hosted by women representing TD Bank leadership in the region, and featured networking as well as career development activities. Students and TD volunteers [...]
Celebrating Thanksgiving as a YB Family
Celebrating Thanksgiving as a chosen family is one of our most cherished traditions here at YouthBuild! We celebrate Thanksgiving a day early every year with a Thanksgiving lunch - prepared and served by staff - followed by a party and games. In addition to staff and students (and students' children), we often have great volunteers in [...]
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