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News Release

U.S. Department of Labor Awards $85 Million in YouthBuild Grants

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced $85 million in grants will be awarded to YouthBuild programs in 32 states.

YouthBuild is an education and training program with a strong pre-apprenticeship component that helps at-risk youth complete high school or state equivalency degree programs, earn industry-recognized credentials for in-demand occupations, and undergo training to build housing for low-income or homeless individuals and families in their communities.

This set of awards mark a significant expansion of the Construction Plus model of YouthBuild, which allows grantees to offer training in locally in-demand industries beyond the required construction training, such as healthcare, information technology, hospitality and retail services, and logistics. This year’s grant awards include 65 programs that applied to offer Construction Plus training.

The grants announced today range from approximately $700,000 to $1.1 million each and will fund 81 YouthBuild programs.

The U.S. Department of Labor YouthBuild program has a network of more than 200 urban and rural YouthBuild programs in 46 states. To find a YouthBuild grantee near you, please visit www.doleta.gov/youth_services/youthbuild.cfm.

A list of this year's YouthBuild funding participants follows this release.

Grant Recipient

Headquarters City

Headquarters State

Amount

The Institute for Community, Youth and Family Services Inc.

Birmingham

 AL

$967,734

Citadel Community Development Corporation

San Bernardino

 CA

$1,100,000

Coalition for Responsible Community Development

Los Angeles

CA

$1,100,000

EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services Inc.

Compton

CA

$1,100,000

Riverside County Office of Education

Riverside

CA

$1,080,000

Success Center San Francisco Inc.

San Francisco

 CA

$1,100,000

Venice Community Housing Corporation

Venice

CA

$1,100,000

Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board

Waterbury

 CT

$1,099,997

The WorkPlace

Bridgeport

 CT

$1,100,000

Florida Institute for Workforce Innovation

Gainesville

FL

$1,100,000

Housing Authority of the City of Lakeland

Lakeland

FL

$1,075,472

Housing Authority of the City of Tampa

Tampa

FL

$1,075,749

Valencia College-Osceola Campus

Kissimmee

 FL

$1,100,000

WorkNet Pinellas Inc. d.b.a. CareerSource Pinellas

Clearwater

FL

$1,100,000

Bibb County School District

Macon

 GA

$1,100,000

DeKalb County Government

Decatur

 GA

$891,935

City Incite Inc.

Chicago

 IL

$1,100,000

Community Assistance Programs

Chicago

 IL

$970,255

Homework Hangout Club Inc.

Decatur

IL

$1,100,000

Spero Family Services

Mt. Vernon

IL

$1,100,000

YBMC, Inc. d.b.a. YouthBuild McLean County

Normal

IL

$1,100,000

AMIkids Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

 LA

$1,100,000

Kedila Family Learning Center

New Orleans

 LA

$1,080,000

Northshore Technical Community College

Bogalusa

LA

$945,882

Start Corporation

Houma

LA

$1,100,000

Just-A-Start Corporation

Cambridge

MA

$1,100,000

North Shore Community Development Coalition

Salem

MA

$1,100,000

Old Colony Young Men’s Christian Association Inc.

Brockton

MA

$1,100,000

Training Resources of America

Worcester

MA

$1,064,317

Civic Works, Inc.

Baltimore

MD

$1,100,000

Berrien-Cass-Van Buren Workforce Development Board Inc.

Benton Harbor

MI

$989,508

Community Action Agency

Jackson

 MI

$900,000

Asian Media Access

Minneapolis

 MN

$1,100,000

Goodwill Industries Inc.

Saint Paul

 MN

$1,070,674

Tree Trust

St. Louis Park

MN

$1,100,000

Bridging Families to Communities and Beyond

St. Louis

 MO

$1,098,980

Job Point

Columbia

MO

$1,100,000

St. Joseph Youth Alliance

St. Joseph

 MO

$1,100,000

Gateway Community Development Corporation

Yazoo City

 MS

$700,000

Mississippi Action for Community Education Inc.

Greenville

MS

$1,098,000

Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Worker Opportunities Inc.

Clarksdale

 MS

$901,228

Central Carolina Community College

Sanford

 NC

$1,099,816

Triangle Literacy Council

Durham

 NC

$1,100,000

Goodwill Industries, Inc.

Omaha

NE

$895,437

Isles Inc.

Trenton

NJ

$784,508

Help-New Mexico, Inc.

Albuquerque

 NM

$990,258

YouthWorks

Santa Fe

NM

$1,100,000

Chicanos Por La Causa Nevada Inc.

Las Vegas

 NV

$1,100,000

The Children's Cabinet Inc.

Reno

NV

$1,100,000

Commission on Economic Opportunity for the Greater Capital Region

Troy

NY

$1,100,000

Historic Tappen Park Community Partnership Inc.

Staten Island

 NY

$1,100,000

PathStone Corporation*

Rochester

 NY

$1,100,000

Queens Community House Inc.

Queens

 NY

$1,100,000

United Way of Long Island

Deer Park

NY

$1,100,000

County Corp

Dayton

OH

$1,100,000

Ohio Area 7 Consortium of Chief Elected Officials

Springfield

 OH

$1,100,000

Project REBUILD Inc.

Canton

OH

$1,091,920

Sojourners Care Network

McArthur

OH

$1,100,000

YB Columbus Community School

Columbus

 OH

$1,100,000

Youth Over Us, Inc.

Grove City

OH

$1,100,000

Community Development Support Association Inc.

Enid

OK

$1,074,567

Little Dixie Community Action Agency Inc.

Hugo

 OK

$789,508

Heart of Oregon Corps, Inc.

Bend

OR

$1,100,000

Connection Training Services

Philadelphia

PA

$1,100,000

Crispus Attucks Association of York Pennsylvania

York

PA

$1,100,000

Garfield Jubilee Association

Pittsburgh

PA

$1,087,559

Communities in Schools of Lancaster

Lancaster

 SC

$787,621

Knoxville Leadership Foundation

Knoxville

 TN

$1,100,000

South Memphis Renewal Community Development Corp.

Memphis

 TN

$1,098,556

American YouthWorks

Austin

TX

$1,099,995

Community Development Corporation of Brownsville

Brownsville

TX

$845,448

Ogden-Weber Technical College

Ogden

UT

$1,100,000

Pathways-VA Inc.

Petersburg

VA

$1,100,000

ReSOURCE A Nonprofit Community Enterprise Inc.

Williston

 VT

$900,000

Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington

Yakima

WA

$1,100,000

Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic

Toppenish

WA

$1,098,944

Community Action, Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties

Beloit

WI

$1,100,000

Employ Milwaukee, Inc.

Milwaukee

WI

$989,508

Workforce Resource Inc.

Menomonie

 WI

$1,100,000

Human Resource Development Foundation Inc.

Morgantown

WV

$1,083,771

Randolph County Housing Authority

Elkins

WV

$1,095,117

*This recipient has a service area that is not in the headquarters' state.

Agency
Employment and Training Administration
Date
January 30, 2019
Release Number
19-0183-NAT
Media Contact: Megan Sweeney
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