YouthBuild champions opportunity for youth, helping them develop the skills and mindsets that lead to employability, community leadership, and positive change.
YouthBuild believes every young person’s goals, dreams, and aspirations are authentic, meaningful, and achievable. Young people do not need fixing; they need champions who see them for who they are and who they can become. Every young person possesses the potential to become a community leader and should have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
YouthBuild IMPACT is a Staten Island program that helps young adults ages 17–24 earn their high school equivalency diploma, gain job training, and develop leadership skills.
Participants receive education support, vocational training, leadership development, community service opportunities, and career readiness support.
The program provides mentoring, case management, career counseling, life skills coaching, and a stipend during the full-time nine-month program.
