Ribbon Cutting Event at 2006 & 2008 W. Wingohocking St.
Yesterday we celebrated the completion of two new LEED-targeted homes, a project that spanned 3 years and engaged over 180 YouthBuild students in construction training! The properties at 2006 & 2008 W. Wingohocking were transformed from abandoned houses into affordable, energy-efficient homes that will be sold through Nicetown CDC to first-time homebuyers. The ribbon cutting ceremony [...]
YouthBuild Launches Student Support Fund
Did you know that more than 75% of YouthBuild Philly students come from low-income households? This means that many of them experience food insecurity during their time at YouthBuild. Our newest fundraising campaign, the YouthBuild Philly Student Support Fund, provides nutritious meals, snacks, and need-based grants to our students. Our goal is to raise $10,000 before [...]
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 [...]
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