YouthBuild AmeriCorps Green Homebuilding Service Day Media

First Lady Michelle Obama honored YouthBuild USA by joining us on the National Mall for the YouthBuild AmeriCorps Green Service Day on March 17. Her visit and inspiring remarks about YouthBuild and service were widely covered by The Washington Post, CNN, the Associated Press, the Washington Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, National Public Radio, an op-ed in USA Today and by news organizations around the world.

Media Coverage

100 Join D.C. to Help YouthBuild Construct 'Green' Home for Texas Family that Lost Trailer in Hurricane - Washington Post

Michelle Obama the home builder - CNN.com

First Lady promotes community service- Associated Press

 YouthBuild USA a dream come true - Washington Times

 Green Emphasis brings Learning Makeover - the Philadelphia Inquirer

 House to Vote on National Service Measure - National Public Radio

Nation needs youthful idealism more than ever an oped by Michelle Obama in USA Today

YouthBuild Showcases a House and Its Revival in Youth Today

Read Michelle Obama's Remarks at YouthBuild AmeriCorps Green Homebuilding Service Day

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Watch footage of the event from Talk Radio News, including First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator John Kerry, and Martin Luther King III:

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Watch a Fox 5 News Story - Washington, DC