2012 Highlight: “We refurbished this house, and our lives.”
In August 2012, Class of 2012 graduate Ciera delivered the following remarks to her class at a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completed rehabilitation of a formerly abandoned home in Germantown. In the past year, this house was completely transformed. So was my life. When I first saw the house, there were holes in the floor and [...]
Vote for YouthBuild Philly to Win $1MM and an American Giving Award!
Chase has announced the second year of their American Giving Awards, a program designed to honor the contributions of local charities nationwide and give them the opportunity to share $2 million in grants to continue their work. The American Giving Awards will allow fans of Chase Community Giving on Facebook to vote for a charity from [...]
Help YouthBuild Philly Win Up to $1 Million
We're excited to announce today that YouthBuild Philly is one of 25 organizations in a national contest to win anywhere from $125,000 to $1,000,000 (yes, that's one million dollars!) through the American Giving Awards program presented by Chase. The winners will be decided through online voting, starting November 27th and ending December 4th. Winning organizations [...]
Help YouthBuild Win $1 Million – Templates
It's time to get out the vote! Help YouthBuild Philadelphia win the American Giving Awards competition with the most votes. Copy, paste, and personalize these templates to spread the word to friends and family. Feel free to modify as you see fit - be creative! TEMPLATE EMAIL (send before Nov. 27th) Friends - I hope this [...]
Where We’re From: Student Poem Submissions
Students in Ms. Willa's Language Arts class were recently asked to write a poem based on the prompt, "I am from..." The resulting poems revealed that we have some gifted - and courageous - writers in our midst! Two students were kind enough to let us publish their poems online and in our newsletter. Thank you [...]
Alumni Updates
We recently checked in with alumni from the Classes of 2010 and 2011, and we're so proud of what our motivated graduates have accomplished after YouthBuild! Everyone is forging their own path, with successes behind them and new opportunities to come. Here are a few short updates on some of our graduates: Amika Miller (2011) – [...]
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