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News Release
US Department of Labor awards nearly $72 million in YouthBuild grants
68 programs across 33 states and the District of Columbia receive funding
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $72 million in YouthBuild grants to support academic and occupational skill training for at-risk youth.
"The YouthBuild program has demonstrated a record of elevating the opportunities and prospects for good, middle-class jobs for thousands of young people throughout this nation," said acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris. "These grants reflect our shared commitment to investing in the future of our nation's youth and the belief that those investments will yield dividends for generations to come."
The grants range from approximately $600,000 to $1.1 million each and will fund 68 YouthBuild programs in 33 states and the District of Columbia. The programs will help nearly 4,600 young people obtain the certifications and skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Along with the programs funded today, the Labor Department now actively funds 247 YouthBuild programs around the country.
YouthBuild is a nonresidential, community-based alternative education program that provides classroom instruction and occupational skills training to at-risk individuals ages 16 to 24. The classroom training leads to a high school diploma, general education development or other state-recognized equivalency diploma. The occupational skills training component provides YouthBuild participants with industry-recognized certifications in construction or other occupations. The construction skills training component teaches valuable skills through a program to build or rehabilitate housing for low-income or homeless individuals and families in their communities.
Today's announcement marks the second competition in which YouthBuild programs expand occupational skills training beyond construction to include in-demand industries such as health care and information technology. This expansion provides opportunities for youth to gain training, credentials and skills that lead to career fulfillment for youth who have been in the juvenile justice system, are aging out of foster care, have dropped out of high school, or are otherwise at-risk of failing to reach key educational and career milestones.
Leadership development and community service are also key elements of the YouthBuild program, helping to to ensure that the participants maintain a connection to their communities through service and volunteerism.
For more information about the Department of Labor's YouthBuild program, visit http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/youthbuild.cfm
A list of grantees, their locations and award amounts follows:
2013 YouthBuild Grant Awards
Grantee | City | State | Amount |
Anew Life Youth Development Corporation | Gary | Ind. | $1,041,983 |
Bethany Christian Services | Grand Rapids | Mich. | $1,100,000 |
Bi-County Community Action Programs Inc. | Bemidji | Minn. | $864,000 |
Buckeye Community Hope Foundation | Columbus | Ohio | $1,100,000 |
Career Training Institute | Helena | Mont. | $1,043,890 |
Central States SER-Jobs for Progress Inc. | Chicago | Ill. | $1,100,000 |
Chico Unified School District | Chico | Calif. | $1,079,990 |
Citrus Levy Marion Regional Workforce Development Board Inc | Ocala | Fla. | $1,082,975 |
City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Service | Honolulu | Hawaii | $1,100,000 |
City of Phoenix | Phoenix | Ariz. | $1,100,000 |
Coalition for Responsible Community Development | Los Angeles | Calif. | $1,100,000 |
Community Services & Employment Training Inc. | Visalia | Calif. | $1,070,512 |
Community Youth Services | Olympia | Wash. | $1,100,000 |
Comprehensive Community Solutions Inc. | Rockford | Ill. | $1,100,000 |
Connection Training Services | Philadelphia | Pa. | $1,100,000 |
Crispus Attucks Association | York | Pa. | $1,100,000 |
Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services | St. Paul | Minn. | $768,000 |
Des Moines Area Community College | Ankeny | Iowa | $809,582 |
Easter Seals TriState LLC | Cincinnati | Ohio | $1,090,564 |
Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission | Fresno | Calif. | $1,100,000 |
Goodwill Industries Inc. | Omaha | Neb. | $968,630 |
Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley Inc. | Johnstown | Pa. | $864,000 |
Guidestone | Berea | Ohio | $1,100,000 |
Homework Hangout Club Inc. | Decatur | Ill. | $1,072,114 |
Housing Authority of Baltimore City | Baltimore | Md. | $1,050,160 |
Isles Inc. | Trenton | N.J. | $1,099,643 |
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | Lac du Flambeau | Wis. | $1,096,370 |
Latin American Youth Center YouthBuild Public Charter School | Washington | D.C. | $1,100,000 |
LearningWorks - YouthBuild Bayside | Portland | Maine | $975,000 |
Lumber River Council of Governments | Pembroke | N.C. | $1,100,000 |
Metro Community Development Inc. | Flint | Mich. | $1,100,000 |
Mohawk Valley Community College | Utica | N.Y. | $970,891 |
NorthEast Washington Educational Service District 101 | Spokane | Wash. | $1,100,000 |
Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of Washington | Yakima | Wash. | $1,100,000 |
Opportunities Industrialization Center of Clark County Inc. | Springfield | Ohio | $1,076,000 |
Parent Child Center | St. Louis | Mo. | $1,098,000 |
Parish of Rapides Police Jury | Alexandria | La. | $651,845 |
Philadelphia Youth for Change Charter School | Philadelphia | Pa. | $1,100,000 |
Portable Practical Educational Preparation | Tucson | Ariz. | $1,070,512 |
Portland YouthBuilders | Portland | Ore. | $1,100,000 |
Quad Area Community Action Agency Inc. | Hammond | La. | $1,100,000 |
Relief International YouthBuild Boyle Heights | Los Angeles | Calif. | $1,100,000 |
SA Youth | San Antonio | Texas | $1,100,000 |
San Joaquin County Office of Education | Stockton | Calif. | $1,100,000 |
SER - Jobs For Progress | Houston | Texas | $1,097,211 |
SER Metro-Detroit Jobs for Progress Inc. | Detroit | Mich. | $1,100,000 |
Tacoma Goodwill Industries | Tacoma | Wash. | $1,100,000 |
The Children`s Cabinet | Reno | Nev. | $1,079,584 |
The Providence Plan | Providence | R.I. | $1,100,000 |
The Service Collaborative of WNY Inc. | Buffalo | N.Y. | $1,100,000 |
Total Action Against Poverty in the Roanoke Valley | Roanoke | Va. | $933,035 |
Training Resources of America Inc. | Worcester | Mass. | $1,070,512 |
Tree Trust | St. Louis Park | Minn. | $900,000 |
United Way of Wyandotte County Inc. | Kansas City | Kan. | $1,100,000 |
Urban League of Rochester NY Inc. | Rochester | N.Y. | $1,100,000 |
Venice Community Housing Corporation | Venice | Calif. | $1,100,000 |
WIN/City of Memphis | Memphis | Tenn. | $1,100,000 |
workforceCONNECTIONS | Las Vegas | Nev. | $1,100,000 |
WorkNet Pinellas Inc. | Clearwater | Fla. | $1,099,993 |
Year One dba Mile High Youth Corps | Denver | Colo. | $1,019,361 |
Young Adult Development in Action Inc./YBLouisville | Louisville | Ky. | $1,100,000 |
Youth Build Lake County | North Chicago | Ill. | $1,100,000 |
Youth Conservation Corps | Waukegan | Ill. | $1,100,000 |
Youth Over Us Inc. | Columbus | Ohio | $1,100,000 |
Youth Policy Institute | Los Angeles | Calif. | $1,100,000 |
YouthBuild Newark Inc. | Newark | N.J. | $1,100,000 |
Youthworks | Santa Fe | N.M. | $1,013,846 |
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg | Pa. | $899,574 |
| Total | $71,757,777 | ||