Recent Updates

Gathering at the National Association of Counties (NACo) 80^th Annual Conference in Charlotte, thousands of county officials last week announced their support for YouthBuild as a critically important program in counties and communities nationwide, and called for expansion of the U.S. Department of Labor YouthBuild funding essential for reconnecting young people to education, work, and community service.

On June 24, YouthBuild USA employee, YouthBuild Brockton graduate, and VOICES member Lashon Amado delivered a presentation titled “My Path out of Poverty” in Washington DC during the first ever TEDxPensylvaniaAvenue event. 

Gathering at the 83rd Annual Conference of Mayors in San Francisco at the end of June, over 270 mayors affirmed their support for YouthBuild as a critically important program in communities nationwide, and called for expansion of funding essential for reconnecting young people to education, work, and community service.

This Father’s Day, Discovery and OWN premiered 'Rise: The Promise of My Brother’s Keeper'. The documentary featured Yuba-Sutter YouthBuild graduate Johnny Herber and staff members from the program.

Herber talks about the life journey that eventually led him to Yuba-Sutter YouthBuild and how he used the program to overcome his struggles with substance abuse.

YouthBuild Brockton alumnus, VOICES member, and YouthBuild USA employee Lashon Amado appeared on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports with his sister, Ryanna Thomas, and the President and CEO of America’s Promise, John Gomperts.

YouthBuild USA founder Dorothy Stoneman is set to speak during a Saint-Gobain press conference in Philadelphia today on the heels of an exciting announcement from the two organizations.