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Explore how states are aligning Registered Apprenticeship with workforce systems to boost employer engagement, and system efficiency. We want to highlight real strategies, like business outreach, navigator roles, and integrated case management, to...

Alayshja Burnett is a graduate of Civic Works YouthBuild in Baltimore, Maryland.  She has become the extraordinary woman she is today through hard work and dedication.  Before Alayshja knew about Civic Works YouthBuild, she faced many challenges,...

Portland YouthBuilders (PYB) prepares young people to succeed in construction and technology.  PYB participants have significantly benefited from instruction that honors, incorporates, and is responsive to their life experiences. Now, PYB...

About four years ago, New Bedford (MA) was experiencing a rash of gun violence.  In response, PACE YouthBuild held a community conversation well-attended by young people who had lost friends and family, in addition to adult community members,...

In June 2024, The Children's Cabinet Washoe YouthBuild Program in Reno, Nevada, embarked on a transformative project in collaboration with STEP2—a residential treatment facility dedicated to supporting women overcoming substance use disorders....

This past summer PACE YouthBuild New Bedford (MA) began conducting pop-up recruitment events.  It started with the program hosting a recruitment table at National Night Out, a community event in the city, and quickly transitioned to regular...

Each autumn, YouthBuild Philly's newly accepted participants celebrate with a march down Broad Street after they complete Mental Toughness training. 

The Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the Role of Career One-Stops

The success of a YouthBuild program is evident when the program achieves strong program outcomes for participants by helping them to attain educational and vocational credentials, as well as an education and/or employment placement that is a on a...

The documents below are samples of real case management forms and documentation tools currently in use by various YouthBuild programs. All YouthBuild programs can use these as models  when structuring their own forms and case file documents. While...