Congratulations Larry, Kawone, and Zurrell!
YouthBuild Philly's graduation ceremony is still a couple of months away, but that didn't keep us from enjoying commencement season this weekend! As more YouthBuild alumni enter postsecondary education and pursue their college degrees, we now have more graduates from the YouthBuild family to congratulate each May. Zurrell Toney '09 with Executive Assistant Eva Lexie and Director of [...]
Photos: Spring Break 2015
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust In March, a group of YouthBuild students and staff traveled to Utuado, Puerto Rico to participate in volunteer projects and explore the surrounding area. Many YouthBuild students have never traveled outside of the Philadelphia region - much [...]
Photos: MLK Day at McMichael Elementary with Starbucks!
For the past two years, YouthBuild Philly staff and students have commemorated the legacy of Dr. King on MLK Day by repainting elementary schools (see 2013, 2014 posts). Last Monday, we continued this tradition by repainting the hallways, stairways, gym and auditorium at McMichael Elementary in the Mantua section of the city. In some of the school's [...]
Business Administration Scholars profiled in SHARE Food Newsletter
This school year, YouthBuild Philly students in the Business Administration track began volunteering at the SHARE food warehouse in North Philadelphia to develop their administration, operations and customer service skills while serving their community. In this month's community newsletter, SHARE highlighted some of the BAS students who volunteered over the holidays on one of the winter's coldest days. We are [...]
Alumni Profile: Bria Jenkins, CDA ’14
"I really like what I do," says Bria Jenkins. She has just finished a 45-hour week as a preschool instructor at Right Steps education, but is still of energy - especially when it comes to talking about her job. Thoughtfully and enthusiastically, she describes her roles and responsibilities as a co-teacher at the Center City childcare center. For example, this [...]
“Welcome to YouthBurger!” Learning through Play in the CDA Classroom
Earlier this week, the Child Development Associate Training classroom was transformed into a fast-food restaurant. YouthBurger had everything a restaurant needs to succeed: a complete menu, a drive-through, friendly customer service, dining area, and a cash register. All of these things, however, were made of paper. YouthBurger was the brainchild of CDA students Darren, [...]
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