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HUD

HUD No. 04-148
Brian Sullivan
(202) 708-0685 x 7527
www.hud.gov/news/index.cfm

For Release
Monday
December 13, 2004

HUD'S YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM DELIVERS $54 MILLION FOR SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Program participants will produce more than 1,000 affordable homes

WASHINGTON - Nearly four thousand young people who never finished high school will get a second chance to receive their diplomas because of $54 million in grants announced today by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson. The grants are part of HUD's Youthbuild Program to offer job training and leadership skills to young people while putting them back on a path toward graduation. These grants will help train them for a future in the construction trades while producing more than 1,000 homes for lower income families, many facing homelessness.

"This funding will offer hope and opportunity to young men and women across the country," said Jackson. "Youthbuild enables them to return to the classroom, acquire construction skills and put their minds and hands to work producing more affordable housing in their own communities."

Young people who enroll in local Youthbuild programs (see attached list) lack high school diplomas and the job skills necessary to find meaningful employment. The funding announced today will help young men and women, ages 16-to-24, to receive their high school equivalency diplomas and provide them training in homebuilding skills that will qualify them for careers in the building industry.

Program participants will receive on-the-job training in the building trades and help build and renovate homes that are then sold at affordable prices to low- and very low-income persons as well as to homeless individuals and families. In addition, these grants are anticipated to generate millions of additional dollars from other public and private sources.

HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development as well as enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet at www.hud.gov and espanol.hud.gov.

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Fiscal Year 2004 Youthbuild Awards
State	Recipient	City	Amount
Alaska	Southeast Alaska Guidance Association (SAGA)	Juneau	$677,200
		Total	$677,200
Arkansas	Pulaski Technical College	North Little Rock	$397,832
		Total	$397,832
Arizona	Phoenix, City of	Phoenix	$700,000
		Total	$700,000
California	Mojave Basin Youth Corps, Inc.	Adelanto	$699,980
	Valley Inc. - LA CAUSA	Los Angeles	$400,000
	San Jose Conservation Corps	San Jose	$700,000
	Greenfield, City of	Greenfield	$400,000
	Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission	Fresno	$700,000
	Watsonville, City of	Watsonville	$686,000
	Venice Community Housing Corporation	Venice	$480,000
	Community Action Partnership of Sonoma Co.	Santa Rosa	$400,000
	Youth Employment Partnership, Inc.	Oakland	$700,000
	Board of Trustees of the Glide Foundation	San Francisco	$400,000
	Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency	Martinez	$700,000
	Black Contractors Association of San Diego	San Diego	$700,000
	Yuba County Office of Education	Marysville	$400,000
		Total	$7,365,980
Connecticut	Co-Opportunity, Inc.	Hartford	$700,000
		Total	$700,000
District of Columbia	National Association of Foster Care Children of America, Inc.	Washington	$400,000
	Latin American Youth Center	Washington	$473,685
	Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc.	Washington	$700,000
	ARCH Training Center, Inc.	Washington	$700,000
		Total	$2,273,685
Florida	Daniel Memorial JaxBuild, Inc.	Jacksonville	$700,000
	Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care, Inc.	Saint Petersburg	$700,000
		Total	$1,400,000
Georgia	Cobb Housing, Inc.	Marietta	$700,000
	Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority, Inc.	Atlanta	$700,000
	SW Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc.	Vienna	$400,000
	Savannah, City of	Savannah	$398,385
		Total	$2,198,385
Illinois	YouthBuild McLean County	Bloomington	$700,000
		Total	$700,000
Kansas	United Way of Wyandotte County, Inc.	Kansas City	$700,000
		Total	$700,000
Kentucky	Morehead State University	Morehead	$400,000
	Young Adult Development in Action, Inc.	Louisville	$700,000
	Hazard Community and Technical College	Hazard	$398,894
		Total	$1,498,894
Louisiana	Louisiana Technical College - Sullivan Campus	Bogalusa	$400,000
	Louisiana Technical College - Tallulah	Tallulah	$400,000
	Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge	$400,000
		Total	$1,200,000
Massachusetts	Nueva Esperanza, Inc.	Holyoke	$695,000
	YWCA of Western Massachusetts	Springfield	$700,000
	People Acting in Community Endeavors	New Bedford	$700,000
	Old Colony YMCA	Brockton	$700,000
	Lawrence Family Development & Education Fund, Inc.	Lawrence	$700,000
	Youthbuild Boston, Inc.	Roxbury	$700,000
		Total	$4,195,000
Maryland	Suitland Family and Life Development Corp.	Glenarden	$400,000
		Total	$400,000
Maine	Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI)	Wiscasset	$400,000
		Total	$400,000
Michigan	Ozone House, Inc.	Ann Arbor	$400,000
		Total	$400,000
Minnesota	Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development	Saint Paul	$400,000
		Total	$400,000
Missouri	Columbia Builds Youth (CBY)	Columbia	$699,999
	Youth Education and Health in Soulard	Saint Louis	$700,000
	Swope Community Builders	Kansas City	$700,000
	Housing Authority of St. Louis County	Saint Louis	$700,000
	HI-Tech Charities (HTC)	Saint Louis	$700,000
		Total	$3,499,999
North Carolina	Serve Management Group, Inc.	Marble	$400,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington	Wilmington	$700,000
		Total	$1,100,000
Nebraska	Goodwill Industries, Inc.	Omaha	$400,000
		Total	$400,000
New Jersey	Essex County College	Newark	$697,735
	Housing Authority of the City of Camden	Camden	$700,000
	Episcopal Community Development	Newark	$699,996
		Total	$2,097,731
New Mexico	Youth Building Better Lives, Inc.	Albuquerque	$500,000
		Total	$500,000
New York	South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.	New York	$695,916
	Buffalo & Erie Co. Workforce Dev. Cons., Inc.	Buffalo	$400,000
	St. John's Place Family Center, HDFC	Brooklyn	$400,000
	Jubilee Homes of Syracuse	Syracuse	$400,000
	Youth Action Programs and Homes, Inc.	New York	$700,000
	Town of West Seneca	West Seneca	$696,761
	YMCA of Greater New York	New York	$700,000
		Total	$3,992,677
Ohio	Project Rebuild, Inc.	Canton	$700,000
	Youth Over Us	Columbus	$400,000
	Buckeye Community Hope Foundation	Columbus	$700,000
	ISUS, Inc.	Dayton	$700,000
		Total	$2,500,000
Oregon	The Job Council	Medford	$400,000
	Portland, City of	Portland	$685,000
		Total	$1,085,000
Pennsylvania	Crispus Attucks Association, Inc.	York	$700,000
	Concerned Citizens' Community Creation Center (dba 5Cs Corp.)	Pittsburgh	$400,000
	Philadelphia Youth for Change Charter School	Philadelphia	$700,000
	Action-Housing, Inc.	Pittsburgh	$700,000
		Total	$2,500,000
Rhode Island	Providence Plan	Providence	$700,000
		Total	$700,000
South Carolina	Lancaster County School District	Lancaster	$396,399
	Allendale County ALIVE, Inc.	Allendale	$400,000
	Gate (Garrett Apprenticeship, Training and Education)	North Charleston	$400,000
		Total	$1,196,399
Tennessee	Chattanooga Housing Authority	Chattanooga	$700,000
		Total	$700,000
Texas	San Antonio Youth Centers, Inc.	San Antonio	$700,000
	George Gervin Youth Center, Inc.	San Antonio	$700,000
	Community Development Corp. of Brownsville	Brownsville	$400,000
		Total	$1,800,000
Virginia	Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority	Bristol	$400,000
	Employment Resources Incorporated (ERI)	Fredericksburg	$400,000
	Tidewater Builders Association	Chesapeake	$700,000
	Petersburg Urban Ministries	Petersburg	$700,000
	Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority	Danville	$700,000
		Total	$2,900,000
Vermont	ReCycle North	Burlington	$400,000
		Total	$400,000
Washington	King County	Seattle	$700,000
		Total	$700,000
West Virginia	Human Resource Development and Employment, INC.	Morgantown	$400,000
	Huntington Housing Authority	Huntington	$400,000
	Randolph County Housing Authority	Elkins	$400,000
		Total	$1,200,000
Wisconsin	Operation Fresh Start, Inc.	Madison	$269,794
	OIC of Racine County, Inc.	Racine	$697,637
		Total	$967,431
		GRAND TOTAL	$53,846,213

NOTE: For a more detailed summary of the projects listed above, visit HUD's website.

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News Release

HUD'S YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM DELIVERS $54 MILLION FOR SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING Program participants will produce more than 1,000 affordable homes

HUD'S YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM DELIVERS $54 MILLION FOR SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Program participants will produce more than 1,000 affordable homes