There’s Power in Numbers: YB Philly & Friends Transform Morton Elementary
275 Volunteers 60 Gallons of Paint 325 Brushes 108 Rollers 1 School 3 Floors 2 Stairwells 28 Murals 1 Day Last Monday, YouthBuild Philly honored the life, vision and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by spending MLK Day repainting a school in Southwest Philadelphia. Morton Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 800 students, [...]
Youthbuild Philly Students to Repaint, Revitalize Elementary School on Martin Luther King Day
Philadelphia, PA – Jan 13, 2014 – More than 250 students, staff and volunteers from YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School will repaint classrooms, hallways and community spaces at Thomas G. Morton Elementary School (2501 S. 63rd Street) on Monday, January 20 to honor the life, legacy, and service of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Morton Elementary, a [...]
A Year in Pictures
As 2013 winds down, we're taking a moment to look back at everything our students in the Classes of 2013 and 2014 have accomplished. Please check out our archives for more news stories and photos from the year - and have a Happy New Year!
New Interview Project Connects Women in Construction
This year, a record number of women have enrolled in YouthBuild Philly's building trades training program. Thanks to support from the Philadelphia Area Labor Management Committee (PALM) and the hard work of an AmeriCorps VISTA serving at YouthBuild Philly this year, those young women in construction have a newly-formed opportunity to network with other women in [...]
Vocational Training at Trane’s House
Through a connection developed by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, three students in YouthBuild Philly's vocational training program have the opportunity this month to help preserve one of the city's most precious and endangered cultural treasures - the John Coltrane House. Built at the start of the 20th century, this house on North 33rd Street [...]
Penn GSE Students Volunteer, Study Communications at YouthBuild
Today's blog post was written by William Ramsey, YouthBuild Philly's Volunteer Coordinator.YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School had the pleasure of partnering with University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education (Intercultural Communication Program) during the Fall 2013 semester. Intercultural Communication Program students, Mengsu Kong (Sue) and Yilin Niu (Sabrina) participated in community service projects with YouthBuild Philly students [...]
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