CDCB PROGRAMS

Youthbuild

The YouthBuild program seeks to link job training, educational enhancement, and affordable housing production. Working with drop out youth, from low-income families, between the ages of 17 and 24.  CDCB YouthBuild provides a range of support services, including child care, along with a training stipend.  A major focus is to provide work opportunities in the participants' own neighborhood. CDCB’s YouthBuild Program has been rated among the top three YouthBuild Programs in the nation and has been awarded nine HUD YouthBuild Grants since 1996-1997 totaling $5.3 million.

We are YouthBuild. We proudly take on the challenge YouthBuild offers us to transform our lives through education, leadership development, construction training, and service to our community. We gladly receive the opportunity to develop our independence, work history, and personal integrity. We make this pledge to ourselves and to the community. We are YouthBuild And We Do Make A Difference!

YouthBuild is a 9 - 12 month drug free, education and job training program offering:

• 18 hours/weekly On The Job Construction training with hands-on-experience on CDCB affordable housing sites

• 18 hours/weekly classroom work in adult basic education toward a GED or college preparedness and leadership development skills

• Training stipends and incentives based on performance

• Child care, transportation and support services provided

• Personal support/advocacy

• Job search or continuing education (at the end of the year’s training)

• Higher Education Financial Assistance to Program Graduates

Since October, 1996 the YouthBuild program has completed the following: