What is the YouthBuild program?
YouthBuild is a community-based pre-apprenticeship program that provides job training and educational opportunities for at-risk youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school.
How many YouthBuild programs exist worldwide?
YouthBuild International supports 57 programs in 17 countries, and its country-based implementing and learning partners comprise the YouthBuild International Network.
How is YouthBuild funded?
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) receives an annual appropriation from Congress for the federal YouthBuild program, which is administered by the Division of Youth Services within the Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Workforce Investment.
How long is YouthBuild?
It takes the average student 1.3 years to earn their high school diploma at YCSC.
How many members does YouthBuild have?
To date, YouthBuild has partnered with more than 180,000 young people to dedicate 50 million hours of service benefitting urban, rural, and tribal communities.
When was YouthBuild founded?
1990
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What is the you program?
Since 1982, over 150,000 youth have been helped with Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) programs. Y.O.U. helps teens and young adults, ages 14-24 living in economically distressed communities succeed by providing educational and workforce opportunities, skills development, and access to career pathways.
Who started YouthBuild?
Dorothy Stoneman
John Bell
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Who is the founder of YouthBuild?
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Dorothy Stoneman, founder of YouthBuild U.S.A., has retired after leading the acclaimed nonprofit organization for thirty-eight years, the New York Times reports. YouthBuild began when Stoneman, a Harvard graduate, and a group of teenagers came together to rehabilitate an abandoned building in East Harlem.