Video: Why We Love YouthBuild
We asked a few students and recent alumni why they loved YouthBuild, and put their responses in a video. We're very touched by what our students said about YouthBuild, and grateful to our supporters for helping us be a school that students can love! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OLZ53MmHFA] (We're happy to add that Aineias, a graduate of YouthBuild [...]
Student Leadership Trip to Baltimore
The Student Life department organized a field trip to Baltimore last Friday so that students could visit the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum there. This was an eye-opening experience for many students, who later shared their reflections in writing on social media. One student reflected on black history in connection with her decision to apply [...]
MLK Day 2016 – Murals, School Improvement, Neighborhood Service, and Partnerships
For YouthBuild students and staff - and thousands of other Philadelphians - MLK Day represents a day of service and reflection rather than a day off. This year, our school community spent Monday engaged in two ambitious service projects in North Philadelphia - one at Dr. Ethel D. Allen Promise Academy (a K-8 public school) and [...]
SugarHouse VP Counsels students: Work Hard, Be Nice
On Wednesday, Leigh Whitaker, the VP of Communications for SugarHouse Casino came to YouthBuild Philly to speak with alumni and select students in the Business Administration vocation track. The main emphasis of the workshop was to focus on code switching in professional contexts, but Leigh shared her personal experience and life advice as well, including 10 [...]
New Casey Foundation Investment in Philadelphia Aims to Improve Job Prospects for Young Adults
YouthBuild Philly is proud to be a core partner in Annie E. Casey Foundation's Generation Work initiative. Philadelphia has been named one of five cities to receive a four-year grant to improve employment opportunities for young adults. This work is strongly aligned with our vision of improving opportunities for young people across the city. We look forward [...]
Class of 2015 Fall Graduation
Today, 38 YouthBuild students in the Class of 2015 received their diplomas in a small ceremony at Zion Baptist Church. These students represent some of the most resilient young men and women to enroll at YouthBuild, because they endured obstacles during the year that prevented them from graduating in August and persisted anyway, thanks to our [...]
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