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This project is being completed under the national partnership between ? and YouthBuild USA in support of the youth development program’s national green building and job training program. The Green Initiative program provides former out-of-school, low-income youth the opportunity to make energy-efficient improvements in their community while earning their GEDs or high school diplomas.
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YouthBuild is a youth and community development program that simultaneously addresses core issues facing low-income communities—housing, education, employment, crime prevention, and leadership development. In YouthBuild programs, low-income young people ages 16-24 work toward their high school diploma or its equivalent while learning job skills by building affordable, increasingly green housing and other community assets, and preparing for postsecondary success. Emphasis is placed on leadership development, community service, and the creation of a positive mini-community of adults and youth committed to each other’s success. Students who graduate from the Compton YouthBuild program become self-sufficient, responsible and productive citizens in their community and stewards of the environment.
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About YouthBuild Compton
The mission of Compton YouthBuild (CYB) is to provide rigorous educational and vocational opportunities for at-promise people ages 16-24 that are invested in creating a sustainable future for themselves, their families and communities. As an affiliate of?, Compton YouthBuild is sponsored and operated by EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services Inc., a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.
About YouthBuild USA
YouthBuild USA leads an international network of 360 local YouthBuild programs in the USA and 21 countries that help youth transform their own lives while transforming their communities. YouthBuild programs address critical issues facing low-income communities – housing, education, employment, crime prevention and leadership development. In the United States, local YouthBuild programs are sponsored by the local community- and faith-based organizations, government agencies, and community colleges. In other countries, YouthBuild programs are sponsored by NGOs, government agencies, international development institutions, and global companies.
