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[LOCAL YOUTHBUILD] CELEBRATES FIRST GLOBAL YOUTHBUILD DAY
[Community] Joins Over 360 Communities Worldwide in Effort to Rebuild Communities, Lives
[CITY/TOWN], April 27, 2016—[Local community] todays joins more than 260 communities across America and 100 locations internationally tocelebrate the first ever Global YouthBuild Day. To celebrate, [local YouthBuild program] will be [brief description of activity, including: organizing a local service event; visiting a local member of Congress, organizing an alumni event, or facilitating a citywide proclamation of YouthBuild Day].
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“Quote about what local program does, the people it serves, and how important it is to the community,” said [local YouthBuild Director].
[Local YouthBuild]’s event is one of many happening in 45 states and 21 countries to highlight the positive contributions that local YouthBuild programs are making to reconnect young people to education and work, and to rebuild communities around the globe. Hundreds of students, graduates, activists, teachers and leaders will be taking part across the globe in a variety of ways to show how YouthBuild has improved their lives and communities.
“Around the world, YouthBuild staff and students are rebuilding lives and communities every single day,” said Dorothy Stoneman, Founder and CEO of YouthBuild. “This is a special opportunity to celebrate a model that creates opportunity and prepares so many young people for a more successful future.”
At YouthBuild programs in the United States and across the globe, unemployed, undereducated and out-of-school young people work toward their GED or high school diploma, while learning job skills by building affordable housing and other community assets in their neighborhoods and engaging in community service and leadership training. Graduates leave prepared for success in postsecondary education, careers, and registered apprenticeships— and as, just as important, a part of a strong and supportive global community.
About [Local YouthBuild Program]
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About YouthBuild USA, Inc.:
YouthBuild USA, Inc., based in Somerville, MA, is the non-profit support center for over 260 local YouthBuild programs operating in 45 states and the District of Columbia. In YouthBuild programs, unemployed and undereducated low income out-of-school young people ages 16 to 24 work toward their GED or high school diploma, while learning job skills by building affordable housing and other community assets in their neighborhoods, engaging in community service and leadership training. YouthBuild USA also sponsors the YouthBuild International effort that has generated over 100 local YouthBuild programs in 21 countries worldwide. There are two ways a local program can be authorized to use the YouthBuild brand in the U.S.: either they can directly win a US Department of Labor YouthBuild grant, or they can be licensed by YouthBuild USA to use the name when they demonstrate commitment to the basic philosophy and design.
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