From the Roads of Life Brings the Class of 2012…

For most of this program there have been a lot of factors to bring this class together. Through The Life maps Activity, we shared our own personal experiences and discovered that we have a lot more in common then we knew. This shared experience helped us see and relate to what other team members have [...]

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In Case You Missed YouthBuild Graduation…

Here is the slideshow! Congratulations Graduates!

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YouthBuild USA: The Conference of Young Leaders

Two of our YouthBuild Corpsmembers attended the YouthBuild National Youth Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. this month. Kenny Luckes and Sharmine Chapman joined a little more than 100 other delegates from other programs across the nation to discuss the national YouthBuild movement. Participants in the conference go to workshops and forums that focus on career [...]

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Poets of YouthBuild

What’s up? The name’s Hector, but people call me Mr. Garza and I am in this wonderful outreach group for people 18-24 called the Mile High Youth Corps’ YouthBuild. Now there are two things I would say that stick out about this program, and that is the people and the poetic side of these people, [...]

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Interviews with YouthBuild Corpsmembers

Hi, my name is Torrey, and a month ago I became a YouthBuilder along with 34 other people. I was able to interview five of them. The first person I talked with was Harrison. I asked him how he has liked the program and what he likes about it. Harrison replied, “I like the program. [...]

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YouthBuild Construction Site

Hi, my name is Gerardo Granillo. I am a Mile High Corpsmember. I’m part of the YouthBuild team. I’ve been working and going to school for the last month. And it is going great so far. In the construction shop we are learning how to measure, hammer in some nails, and use some power tools. [...]

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Make a Difference Day

We are at the City Park volunteering our time on Saturday, October 23rd with the other Corpsmembers: Water, ACLCs, and Energy. We all meet there in the morning to work on the playground for the children. We re-painted the play ground and the fence around it. We also moved mulch and put it around the [...]

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The Countdown Continues for Future YouthBuild Corpsmembers

Three days to go of YouthBuild’s Mental Toughness and the future Corpsmembers are excited about the next step in the hiring process. Not sure what Mental Toughness is? Read YouthBuild Almuni Mentor Alanis Chamber’s blog about it here. “Mental Toughness has made me do stuff I NEVER thought I’d do. I’ve worked with and spoken [...]

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MHYC Now Hiring for YouthBuild Program

Know anyone 18-to 24 years old in need of their GED? Send them to Mile High Youth Corps! MHYC is currently hiring for our YouthBuild Program. The nine month program offers participants, called Corpsmembers, the opportunity to divide their time equally between the classroom to earn their GEDs and the work site to gain construction [...]

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Now Hiring for YouthBuild

The 2010 YouthBuild Corpsmembers have just a couple of months left in their term with a graduation ceremony set for July 29th. Check out this video of current YouthBuild Corpsmember Shawnie Reid talking about how the program has helped him to better his life. Mile High Youth Corps’ YouthBuild program employees 18-24 year olds looking [...]

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