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Our YouthBuild Program trains youth in carpentry concurrent to offering a GED program. Our YouthBuild is a national model. Obama Labor Secretary Hilda Solis chose our site to announce a major new initiative. Here is the DOL press release
YouthBuild provides academic training toward a GED, vocational classroom training in carpentry, and on-site carpentry experience for young people ages 18 and 24. All participants are self-referred. YouthBuild assists with job placement in carpentry and other fields. Almost all graduates of the program either continue in higher education or obtain employment, demonstrating marketable skills and self-sufficiency. The program is designed for young people who are not enrolled in school, test at or above the seventh-grade level in math and language skills, have an interest in carpentry, and are committed to changing their lives. Click here to check out YouthBuild’s student blog.
YouthBuild trainees working on a house
YouthBuild
Email:Phone: 202-675-9355
Address: 2804 Martin Luther King Avenue SE, Washington DC 20032