Recent Updates

Congressman Moulton with Build Day volunteers

U.S. Rep. Moulton Calls for Commitment to National Service

Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) called for a stronger national commitment to service opportunities, particularly for lower income youth like those in YouthBuild programs, in remarks to more than 300 local volunteers for the revitalization of four low-income neighborhoods in Massachusetts’ North Shore for the Fourth Annual Community Build Days on Friday.
YouthBuild AmeriCorps members in Godfrey, IL

YouthBuild USA Receives National AmeriCorps Grant

YouthBuild USA, Inc. has received an $8.5 million AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to support 3,100 YouthBuild AmeriCorps members.
Dorothy Stoneman

A Message from Dorothy Stoneman

Dear Friends of YouthBuild: 

I am writing to share with you the fact that I have decided to stop being the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouthBuild USA, Inc. in January 2017. 

Los Angeles YouthBuild Program March

YouthBuild Supporters Celebrate Global YouthBuild Day 2016

YouthBuild students, graduates, staff, and supporters spanning multiple continents joined together in celebrating Global YouthBuild Day last Wednesday. YouthBuild programs participated in the advocacy day by holding events and organizing service projects in communities around the world.

Rural Caucus 2016 Participant (Photo by Shawn Poynter)

2016 National Rural Youth Caucus

Late last week, YouthBuild USA’s Rural and Native Initiative brought together 21 young people from YouthBuild programs in rural parts of the United States for the National Rural Youth Gathering in Arlington, Virginia.
CoYL 2016 delegates (Photo by Shawn Poynter)

2016 Conference of Young Leaders

Over 110 young people from YouthBuild programs across the United States gathered in Arlington County, Virginia earlier this week for the 28th Annual YouthBuild AmeriCorps Conference of Young Leaders.
YouthBuild AmeriCorps member serving at CCEO YouthBuild

YouthBuild USA Celebrates AmeriCorps Week 2016

YouthBuild USA and AmeriCorps programs around the country are joining the Corporation for National Community Service in celebrating AmeriCorps Week 2016.
Young people at CoYL 2015

The 28th Annual Conference of Young Leaders

Over 100 young leaders from across the US are heading to Arlington, VA for the 28th Annual YouthBuild AmeriCorps Conference of Young Leaders.
YouthBuild students constructing walls

Prudential YouthBuild Global Service Day Unites Youth from Three Countries

Seventy YouthBuild students from Arizona, Mexico and El Salvador met in San Luis today for the program’s first transnational event. YouthBuild students and graduates joined together to build walls for two green homes that will be owned by low-income families.