PHOTOS: Creating Community Space with GSK
A crew of volunteers from GSK joined forces with Advanced Construction and Green Build students at the worksite yesterday, leading to great progress at our West Rockland project . We have partnered with GSK volunteers in the Philly region for several years, and are always impressed with the work ethic, focus, and teamwork that they bring [...]
Financial Education with TD Bank
Employees and representatives from TD Bank helped YouthBuild Philly students learn about building good credit and other consumer finance topics during a day-long workshop at YouthBuild on October 4. Approximately 25 TD Bank staff came to YouthBuild Philly to show the young women in YouthBuild Philly's Business Administration Scholars program how to use the bank's new [...]
Celebrating our 25th Year!
YouthBuild Philly started in 1992 as a single-classroom program in a church basement on Catharine Street. Sixteen young people received their diplomas at our first-ever commencement ceremony. Back then, YouthBuild exclusively offered construction training to students. We were small but still mighty back then, and completed the renovation of three affordable South Philly homes within the year. [...]
Opportunity Youth Summit Held in Philadelphia
On September 30 YouthBuild Philly students attended a day-long Civic Engagement Summit organized by Opportunity Youth United, which drew young adults from low income, urban, and tribal communities across the country to Philadelphia. The panels and workshops were designed to help young people think about issues affecting their community and what steps were needed to lead [...]
Simran Sidhu Nominated for 2016 Philly Geek Award
On Wednesday, The Philly Geek Awards announced that YouthBuild Philly's former Executive Director Simran Sidhu is a nominee for Mission Leader of the Year! The nomination recognizes Simran's 15 years of service as Executive Director at YouthBuild, her passion for supporting young adults, and the depth and breadth of her community involvement. We wholeheartedly support this definition of [...]
YB Students Clean Up Athletic Rec for 9/11 Day of Service
On September 9, students in the Class of 2017 kicked off a year of AmeriCorps service and cleaned up the Brewerytown neighborhood surrounding Athletic Recreation Center. This annual service day honors the service and courage shown by so many on September 11, 2011. On Friday, students and staff worked in their vocation cohorts to pick up litter and [...]
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