Youthbuild Usa Inc

TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SEEN FOR THEIR POTENTIALWITH LOVE AND RESPECT, WE PARTNER WITH OPPORTUNITY YOUTH TO BUILD THE SKILLSETS AND MINDSETS THAT LEAD TO LIFELONG LEARNING, LIVELIHOOD, AND LEADERSHIP. YOUTHBUILD STRIVES TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SEEN FOR THEIR POTENTIAL, AND POWER TO TRANSFORM THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

YOUTHBUILD NETWORK SUPPORT CENTER. YBUSA RAISES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDS AND REGRANTS THEM TO LOCAL YOUTHBUILD AFFILIATES TO ENHANCE PROGRAM CAPACITY, PROVIDE OPERATIONAL FUNDING, AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES IN AREAS SUCH AS CAREER DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL CAPABILITY, DIPLOMA-GRANTING SCHOOLS, GREEN CAREER PATHWAYS, MENTORING, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND ALUMNI SERVICES. IN 2021, YBUSA AWARDED NEARLY $7 MILLION IN AMERICORPS GRANTS TO 60 AFFLIATED U.S. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS, WHICH ENGAGED 1,722 STUDENTS IN THE BUILDING AND REHABILITATION OF NEARLY 100 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE, AND OFTEN GREEN, HOUSING. THE 1,722 YOUTHBUILD AMERICORPS MEMBERS EARNED MORE THAN 325,000 HOURS OF SERVICE. YBUSA ALSO CONDUCTED TRAINING AND FACILITATED TA TO 233 YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS IN 46 STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES, PROVIDING ONLINE TRAINING EVENTS, COACHING, AND WEBINARS FOR HUNDREDS OF STAFF MEMBERS OF LOCAL YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS.

FEDERAL YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER. SINCE 1994, YBUSA HAS BEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTOR, PROVIDING TRAINING, IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR FEDERAL YOUTHBUILD GRANTEES, FIRST UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND NOW UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. IN 2021, YBUSA PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO 193 DOL YOUTHBUILD GRANTEES THROUGH SITE VISITS, TELEPHONE CALLS, AND VIRTUAL TRAININGS. DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, YBUSA CONTINUED ITS TA PROVISION ONLINE, WHICH INCLUDED COACHING, WEBINARS, AND TRAINING EVENTS. YBUSA ALSO FACILITATED AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, PROVIDING A LIBRARY OF DIGITAL REFERENCE MATERIALS AND A HELP DESK TO SUPPORT THE USE OF DIGITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

YOUTHBUILD INTERNATIONAL (YBI), A DIVISION OF YOUTHBUILD USA, WORKS WITH PARTNERS GLOBALLY TO BUILD A NETWORK OF PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO INSPIRING, PREPARING, AND CONNECTING THE WORLD'S UNEMPLOYED YOUTH TO VIABLE LIVELIHOODS. YOUNG PEOPLE IN YBI PROGRAMS TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES BY CREATING OR UPGRADING COMMUNITY ASSETS SUCH AS HOUSING, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, CLINICS, AND PLAYGROUNDS. YBI ASSISTS LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS TO ADAPT AND REPLICATE THE YOUTHBUILD MODEL TO ENGAGE UNEMPLOYED YOUNG PEOPLE WHO CONFRONT NUMEROUS BARRIERS, INCLUDING HEALTH ISSUES, VIOLENCE, GANG INVOLVEMENT, NATURAL DISASTERS, FORCED MIGRATION, HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IN 2021, 57 YBI PROGRAMS IN 17 COUNTRIES ENGAGED 2,747 YOUNG PEOPLE.