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VISTA Alums Allie Goldsmith, Chris Thibault and Jessica Slicer, VISTA Director Steve Dosch and VISTA Coordinator Vanessa Bennett at a Cradles 2 Crayons service event

YouthBuild USA Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of AmeriCorps VISTA

This year marked the 50th anniversary of AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) and a year-long celebration of the national service program’s powerful impact on communities across the country. Over the last 50 years VISTA has placed passionate and innovative volunteers at nonprofits in urban and rural communities with the goal of advancing solutions to end poverty.

YouthBuild USA Greenbuild booth (2013)

YouthBuild at Greenbuild 2015

Representatives from YouthBuild USA and YouthBuild programs attended Greenbuild 2015, the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. This year’s event took place in Washington, D.C. from November 16 to November 21.

YouthBuild Schenectady alumnus Yusuf Criss (photo via SEAT)

YouthBuild Schenectady and Saint-Gobain begin renovation project

At an October press conference, the Capital Region Land Bank announced plans to work with YouthBuild Schenectady at Social Enterprise and Training (SEAT) Center and Saint-Gobain to renovate a vacant home at 706 Vale Place in Schenectady. The home at 706 Vale Place is located in the Eastern Avenue neighborhood where building renovations, demolitions and other upgrades are underway.

YouthBuild Lake County student Tatiana Spies with daughter

YouthBuild on NBC Nightly News

NBC Nightly News highlighted YouthBuild Lake County during this past Saturday's broadcast. The segment featured interviews with YouthBuild Lake County student Tatiana Spies and YouthBuild Columbus graduate James Mackey.

Check out the full story online.

Attorney General Maura Healey at Building Better Together 2015

YouthBuild USA hosts Building Better Together 2015

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined members of the business community and graduates from Massachusetts YouthBuild programs for Building Better Together, an event in support of YouthBuild USA.
Prudential volunteers and students assembling walls for green home

Prudential teams up with YouthBuild programs for green building project

On a day with temperatures soaring to near 100 degrees, 50 students from Arizona YouthBuild programs joined more than 100 Prudential employees and private sector partners in a first-ever day of service in Phoenix.
DOL Secretary Perez with YouthBuild Houston student (Photo from U.S. Dept. of Labor)

US Department of Labor Awards $75.7 Million in YouthBuild Grants

Last month, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez visited Camden, N.J., to tour the facilities of YouthBuild Camden, which serves young people ages 16-24 by providing education, occupational, job development and life skills classes.

Nepalese tents

The Rebuilding in Nepal Begins

Help the Foundation for Human Development in Nepal and YouthBuild International respond to the reconstruction of Nepal’s most valued infrastructure in the aftermath of the April 25, 2015 earthquake. The earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25 has had a devastating impact: over 8,000 people lost their lives; 18,900 people were injured; and over 760,000 homes were destroyed or damaged. The earthquake of May 12 resulted in additional loss of lives and further destruction. The Foundation for Human Development, a Nepalese-based NGO, is playing a major leadership role in the reconstruction of essential infrastructure. YouthBuild International will join forces with FHD to mobilize Nepalese youth to play a role in the rebuilding process.
Group photo with Labor Secretary Perez

US Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez tours YouthBuild Camden

On Thursday August 20, US Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez visited YouthBuild Camden and participated in a round table discussion with U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross and state Sen. President Stephen Sweeney as well as business leaders and city and state officials.