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Local Conservation Corps
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1371 Stanislaus
264-1048
264-1004 fax |
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| Program |
Youthbuild Fresno |
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| Description |
YouthBuild Fresno is a federal program
funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
and is operated within EOC=s Local Conservation Corps
(LCC). The YouthBuild program provides individualized
instruction and support for YouthBuild trainees, including
construction training, an array of academic services (GED,
high school diploma, vocation/technical instruction),
counseling, case management and leadership development.
The 12 months program provides the youth with the opportunity
to complete their high school education, obtain leadership
and construction skills. |
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| Hours |
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday |
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| Contact Person |
Renee Jackson |
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| Site(s) - Locations |
LCC |
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| Services |
Services include construction training,
an array of academic services (GED, high school diploma),
vocational/technical instruction, counseling, case management
and leadership development, job referral and job placement
services. |
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| Service Area |
Fresno County |
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| Eligibility Criteria |
Youth (ages 18 - 24), high school drop-out,
interested in obtaining constructions skills. Individuals
accepted into the program have to meet income guidelines
for economically disadvantaged, and meet criteria of target
population. |
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| How to Access Service |
Walk in, fill out application |
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| Funding Source |
Federal, U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) |
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| Funding Amount |
$500,000 (30 months) 2002-2004/ $900,000
2003-2005 |
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| Legistlative Mandates/Requirements |
See eligibility criteria |
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| Affiliations/Collaborative Partners |
YouthBuild USA/ Marjaree Mason Center,
Habitat for Humanity, CURE |
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| Historical Information |
YouthBuild USA was founded in 1988 by Dorothy
Stoneman, who was the director of the Youth Action Program
in East Harlem where the YouthBuild model was developed.
By 1993 the YouthBuild Coalition had succeeded in getting
the federal YouthBuild program created in the Department
of Housing and Urban Development. Today there are more
than 200 programs in rural and urban communities all across
the nation. |
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| Mission |
ATo unleash the intelligence and positive
energy of low-income young people to rebuild their communities
and their lives. To help build a movement toward a more
just society in which respect, love, responsibility, and
cooperation are the dominant unifying values, and sufficient
opportunities are available for all people in all communities
to fulfill their own potential and contribute to the well-being
of others.@ |
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| Goals |
To provide youth with an opportunity to
complete their high school diploma or GED, obtain construction
and vocational skills, and develop improved self-esteem,
values, and become motivated to obtain a better future
for themselves and their families. |
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| Measurable Outcomes |
High School diplomas/GEDs, job placements
and improved scores in TABE test. |
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| Other Unique Information |
By offering comprehensive,
personalized instruction and support, these trainees
develop improved self-esteem, enhanced values, and they
become motivated to set goals to obtain a better future
for themselves and their families. Leadership, counseling
and individualized services are major components of
this program, and while obtaining constructions skills
and building housing for low-income and needy families,
these trainees develop pride, self-esteem and become
contributing members of their community. |
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