Students to Help Rehabilitate Historical Building for MLK Day of Service
In honor of Philadelphia's 17th Annual MLK Day of Service, YouthBuild Philly will help rehabilitate a training facility for Opport-UNITY. Over 200 YouthBuild Philly students, staff and volunteers will join Opport-UNITY, a local organization offering construction training to ex-offenders and people in addiction recovery, on Monday, January 16. The new training facility will be located at [...]
Happy Holidays from YouthBuild!
As we approach the end of 2011, the entire YouthBuild family wants to take a moment to thank you for all that our supporters have done this year for Philadelphia's young people. Thanks to your help, we have so much to be grateful for, including: 159 former high school dropouts earning diplomas in 2011 161 students [...]
Thanksgiving Feast at YouthBuild Philly
Every year, we celebrate Thanksgiving as a giant family at YouthBuild Philly, and a feast is prepared for over 300 students, their children, and staff members. Here are some photos of the event: This year's luncheon was extra-special, thanks to the support of our friends!
Does your company give through United Way?
Is your organization participating in a United Way giving campaign? YouthBuild Philly is a United Way community partner, and we receive donations through United Way of Southeastern PA as Donor Choice #14574. YouthBuild gives high school dropouts in Philly a second chance. If you don’t know about us, please take 6 minutes to watch this short [...]
Q & A with new student Tahir
Tahir, age 19, is a new student at YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School. Over the next 12-15 months, Tahir and 213 other former high school dropouts will work toward their diplomas, vocational certification, college and careers. Tahir shares his personal story with us. Why did you drop-out of school? Bullying and all its effects. I was robbed, [...]
VIDEO: New students join the YouthBuild family!
On the final day of YouthBuild Philly's Class of 2012 Mental Toughness Training -- a two week orientation period designed for applicants to learn more about our program and demonstrate their motivation to reclaim their education -- applicants joined staff at the Doubletree Hotel for a closing ceremony. Watch this video to see their reaction to [...]
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