Remembering and Serving
For the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, students and staff at YouthBuild Philly took a day off from the first week of classes and came together as a school community for a service project in North Philadelphia. This school-wide day of service was among the thousands of projects happening around the country that day [...]
Welcoming the Class of 2014
August is always the busiest and most exciting month at YouthBuild Philly, in part because our students are about to graduate and matriculate into new chapters of their journey - e.g., college, trade school, employment. At the exact same time, however, high school dropouts interested in YouthBuild start to “drop in” and initiate the process of [...]
Congratulations Class of 2013!
Our school reached a new milestone on August 23, when 127 students in the Class of 2013 received their diplomas at our 21st commencement ceremony. As of Friday, more than 2,000 motivated young people have graduated from YouthBuild Philadelphia since the program’s founding in 1992. The YouthBuild Philly movement has come a long way since our [...]
MLK III to Deliver Keynote Address at YouthBuild’s Class of 2013 Commencement
Community activist and son of Dr. Martin Luther King will address former high school dropouts who earned their diploma through the transformational education and community service program. Philadelphia, Pa – August 20, 2013 – Over 100 former high school dropouts ages 18-21 will receive their diplomas from YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School at a commencement ceremony on [...]
Ready for the Next Step
"Scholarship recipients are selected because they demonstrated YouthBuild's core values - excellence, respect, and perseverance - so we know they are ready for the next step. You can help them successfully take that next step by donating to the Scholarship Fund today." -Khrista Pullium, YouthBuild Class of 2009 Salutatorian and John Rosenthal Memorial Scholarship Recipient YouthBuild's [...]
Building Bridges at Peirce College
Last Wednesday was a busy day! We celebrated the completion of two summer bridge programs - first at CCP, and then later in the afternoon at Peirce College in Center City. Six students successfully completed a college skills preparation course ("PRC 100") at Peirce and received certificates of completion. During the ceremony, staff encouraged students enrolling at Peirce [...]
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