Evaluation Of The Youthbuild Program (January
2004, 116p.)
Youthbuild, a youth and community development program, was authorized in 1992
under the Housing and Community Development Act (HCDA) of
1992. It was based on the example of a privately funded project
originating in New York in which youth who had dropped out
of school participated in a program of personal and community
development that taught leadership and public-speaking skills,
helped the youth to earn their General Educational Development
(GED) certificate, and provided both formal and informal counseling.
While in this program, participants also developed job skills
through projects to renovate abandoned buildings in their
neighborhoods. A demonstration program in the early 1990s
encouraged the implementation of a national program. Since
then, a national network of Youthbuild programs has evolved,
incorporating the same elements as the New York model. The
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers
this program and provides funding, through an annual competitive
grant application process, to local organizations who implement
the Youthbuild program.
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