Strengthening Youth, Rebuilding Communities

YouthBuild Boston provides hands-on vocational and academic training programs for young people in Boston looking to improve the trajectory of their lives. We teach essential life and career skills that graduates can put to work right away in the building trades.

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At YBB, I've gotten a lot of experience with building and landscaping, but I've also gotten to meet the governor and other elected officials, speak at the State House, and even travel to Washington, D.C. for a leadership conference.

Yvette Charles (YBB 2011)

Designery students and staff with their Rain Garden display at the 2012 Earth Day festival in Dewey Square.

Designery students and staff

I learned everything [at YBB] – how to show up on time, how to work with others, to never give up. Now I wake up every morning wanting to go to work. I love what I do!

Daniel Brito (YBB 2009)

Designery students created a planter box display for the storefront of their building. The design is meant to reflect the student designers creativity, and welcome community members into the space.

Designery Open House (YBB 2011)

YBB hosted a group of youth development workers from Singapore, and gave them a tour of our construction site at 27 Centre Street. The group came to YBB to learn about our best practices in developing alternative education pathways.

27 Center Street

YBB students at the Annual Massachusetts YouthBuild State House Day, with YouthBuild founder Dorothy Stoneman. Students got the chance to meet with their legislators to discuss the importance of YouthBuild programs throughout the state.

State House

YBB success!

Enrique Guillen

"Before I came to YBB I was going through a lot of stuff. From dead end jobs, I just wanted to chill with friends and be on the block doing my thing. Then I started realizing that not caring about anything is not a way to live."

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Preserving History, Building the Future: 27 Centre St.

YouthBuild Boston has begun work renovating a historic
firehouse into our future home at 27 Centre St. in Roxbury.
Our new home will enhance YBB’s various programs,
providing dramatically improved learning facilities, and
administrative offices.

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A Sparkling Affair

Bring your loved ones to this fun filled holiday event to support the Community Gems Collaborative! Gems is made up of YouthBuild Boston, Children's Services Roxbury, Boston Higher Education Resource Center, La Alianza Hispana and Roxbury Youthworks Initiative. Tickets are $40, available at www.communitygems.eventbrite.com.

Strengthening Youth, Rebuilding Communities