YouthBuild champions opportunity youth as they achieve their ambitions and reach their full potential. In YouthBuild programs around the world, young people who are out of school and out of work reclaim their education, gain job skills and credentials, and become leaders in their communities. These young people are in greatest need of access to the tools to succeed, and they are our greatest source of untapped potential to bolster economic mobility and transform the world. In YouthBuild’s environment of love, respect, high expectations, community, and agency, young people overcome barriers and build long-term professional and personal success.
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YouthBuild’s Career Day is off to a great start with professional headshots by our Youth Entrepreneurship Program Manager Jasmine B.! 📸 Stay tuned for more from this packed day of professional development! YouthBuild Global Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition
👏 Congratulations to American YouthWorks' #YouthBuild Austin and Jonnyka Clouds Bormann for this wonderful feature from CBS Austin!
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Many thanks to CBS Austin We Are Austin for featuring American YouthWorks as this month’s Community Partner! This program uplifts and amplifies Austin nonprofits and their impact in communities throughout Central Texas🙏🏽💛 🔗: https://lnkd.in/gSffk7GM Texas Conservation Corps at American Youthworks YouthBuild Global Parc Smith
💪 This #WomensHistoryMonth, we're honoring incredible leaders across the #YouthBuildMovement! Jody Nelson, Ed.D., LMFT is Senior Director, Change Institute – a training, supervision and consultation program of Change Inc., a community-based non-profit providing education, training, mental health supports and community solutions for metro area youth, young adults, and families challenged by poverty and racism. Jody has earned graduate degrees in Counseling Psychology and Educational Leadership. Her professional focus has been adolescents and young adults at high-risk for school and community failure and she has trained extensively and presents locally on the effects of trauma on learning. Change Inc.’s alternative high school – Gap School – has run a YouthBuild program for 30+ years and Nelson has deeply involved in program implementation. She is active in the YouthBuild community(ies) and is currently serving as Secretary of the YouthBuild Leadership Council. Thank you, Jody, for all that you do to champion #opportunityyouth!
At the 30th Annual YouthBuild Day at the State House, the Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition honored State Senator Pavel M. Payano. Thank you, Senator Payano, for being a champion of the #YouthBuildMovement! https://lnkd.in/d9xJbun9
▶️ Press play! 🎙️Aleah Martin, YouthBuild Houston Program Coordinator, talks #opportunityyouth, providing resources for success, and centering #YouthBuild Love on the Growing up in America podcast. https://lnkd.in/e3vcSZdg
Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! At #YouthBuild Global, we believe women can do anything! 💪 🚧 🏗️ 🛠️ #WomeninConstruction
☀️ This morning, Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition leaders and MA elected officials gathered for the 30th Annual YouthBuild Day at the State House. We heard from powerful leaders of the #YouthBuildMovement from across Massachusetts. Thank you to Representative Manny Cruz, Senator Pavel Payano, and Senator Adam Gomez for speaking in support of #YouthBuild and the importance of listening to the voices of young people. 💙 Thank you to all the Massachusetts programs in attendance! YouthBuild Boston YouthBuild Just A Start YouthBuild Fall River YouthBuild Lawrence YouthBuild of Greater Lowell at Community Teamwork YouthBuild New Bedford, YouthBuild Brockton YouthBuild Quincy, YouthBuild Worcester Training Resources of America Connecticut River Valley YouthBuild New North Citizens Council, Inc. YouthBuild Salem/Lynn North Shore Community Development Coalition
Thank you Project REBUILD, Inc., for welcoming John Valverde as your keynote speaker! We are grateful to be part of the #YouthBuildMovement with you. #BuildingBrighterFuturesTogether
🎤 Exciting News: John Valverde to Keynote Project REBUILD’s 2025 Community Breakfast! 🎤 We are honored to welcome John Valverde, President & CEO of YouthBuild Global, as the keynote speaker for Project REBUILD’s Annual Community Breakfast this April. John has dedicated his career to creating access to opportunity and removing barriers for formerly incarcerated and marginalized individuals. His journey began in 1992, working to provide HIV/AIDS counseling, high school equivalency instruction, violence prevention programs, and college education to incarcerated individuals. In 1998, he co-founded Hudson Link for Higher Education, the first privately funded, accredited college program in New York’s prisons. As a leader of lived experience, John’s story is a powerful testament to second chances—and real first chances. His advocacy and leadership have transformed lives, making him an inspiring example for the young people of YouthBuild and beyond. His impact extends far beyond YouthBuild. He is a Marano Fellow of the Aspen Institute, a Pahara-Aspen Education Fellow, and co-chair of the National Service, Civic Engagement, and Volunteering pillar of More Perfect. Recognized as a 2022 Power 50: Movement Maker by the Boston Business Journal, he was also named one of Boston magazine’s Top 150 Most Influential Bostonians in 2024. We are thrilled for John to share his incredible journey and insights with our audience. This event will be an inspiring morning of connection, leadership, and impact—a moment you won’t want to miss. 📅 April 24, 2025 | 📍 Canton, OH 🎟 Tickets & Sponsorships Available Now: 👉 https://lnkd.in/g9Kkx4qe #ProjectREBUILD #CommunityBreakfast #MilestonesAndMomentum #JohnValverde #SecondChances #Leadership #YouthBuildGlobal #CivicEngagement #CantonOH
💪 This #WomensHistoryMonth, we're honoring incredible leaders across the #YouthBuildMovement! President of the YouthBuild Leadership Council (YBLC), Sara Silva is also the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services, Inc., Compton YouthBuild, and serves as Chief Financial and Operations Officer. She has been actively involved in the YouthBuild Movement since 2012 and was the former Chair of the YouthBuild Collaborative of Southern California and Directors Fellows. Sara’s personal philosophy is that with love and hope, all things are possible. Sara’s career has focused on creating and sustaining equitable leadership, educational, and occupational opportunities for people ages 16-24+ in under-resourced communities in Los Angeles County, California. When Sara is not at work, she enjoys time with her family, three daughters and three grandchildren. 👏 Thank you, Sara, for all that you do to champion #opportunityyouth!
👷♀️ 🚧 It's Women in Construction Week! We're celebrating the many women across the #YouthBuildMovement who are powerful leaders in construction and other trades. See how women across the #YouthBuildMovement have reclaimed their education, gained job skills and credentials, and become leaders in their communities. #wicweek #womeninconstructionweek #womenshistorymonth https://lnkd.in/eGaYqhyx