Our MissionWe work collaboratively with YouthBuild Programs in Massachusetts and surrounding states to promote sustainability, community impact and advocacy for member programs. Through collaboration, advocacy and expertise the MYBC hopes to see opportunity youth succeed educationally, vocationally and personally as leaders in their community by ensuring all member programs have the support they need to be successful.
OUR VISIONA world where all young people are seen for their potential, and power to transform themselves and their communities.
What We DoYouthBuild gives young people between the ages of 16 and 24 the chance to turn their lives around. Programs offer a unique curriculum, that combines academic instruction with workforce development training, in which students spend one week in the classroom working toward their High school equivalency or diploma, followed by one week on a job site building or renovating affordable housing in their communities. It allows students to develop important academic and job skills, and at the same time, revitalize surrounding low-income areas. Ultimately, the aim of YouthBuild is not to change the young people it serves, it is to give them the tools to change their own lives. We firmly believe that by empowering our students, true community change can be accomplished.
Working to enhance the services of their eleven member programs, the Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition provides resources in the following areas: peer support and evaluation, technical assistance, media outreach, coordination of statewide events, and applications for funding. By assisting our programs in these areas, we're able to lighten some of their workload and allow them to focus more of their time and energy on serving our youth. |
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