YouthBuild Philly Annual Report 2010-11

EXCELLENCE. RESPECT. PERSEVERANCE.

ANNUAL REPORT

2010-2011

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ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 4 6 10 12 13 14 16

OUR LEADERSHIP OUR STUDENTS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY IMPACT FINANCIAL INFORMATION FUNDING PARTNERS DONORS KEY PARTNERSHIPS

YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School provides out-of-school youth in Philadelphia with the broadest range of

tools, supports, and opportunities

available to become self-sufficient, responsible and productive citizens and leaders in our community.

YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School 1231 North Broad St., 3rdFloor Philadelphia, PA 19122 (215) 627-8671 info@youthbuildphilly.org www.youthbuildphilly.org www.Facebook.com/YouthBuildPhiladelphia @youthbuildphily

MESSAGE FROM

LEADERSHIP Dear Friends and Supporters, YouthBuild Philadelphia was founded nearly twenty years ago to offer a second chance to high school dropouts. At the end of our first year in 1993, sixteen young people earned their GED. In 2011, our charter was renewed for the third time, and 157 students earned high school diplomas and industry recognized trade certifications. While we continue to evolve our program, we always remain true to our core mission: providing out-of-school youth with the tools and credentials to become contributing members of our community.

In today’s challenging job market, YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School recognizes the need for our graduates to pursue postsecondary education. As we tell new students on their first day at YouthBuild, a high school diploma is only the first step to success. This year, we increased the rigor of our program by aligning our curriculum with postsecondary partners, and raised expectations for our students in the classroom. By the end of this year, 34 members of the Class of 2011 earned college credits prior to graduating from YouthBuild.

YouthBuild Philadelphia also expanded its vocational training options to match available job opportunities.

Students earned additional credentials through specialties within our existing training tracks of building trades, healthcare, and technology. Looking forward, we will expand opportunities – such as Home Health Aide and Commercial Driver’s License certifications – that can lead directly to employment.

Most importantly, we always provide individualized support for each student because we know the path to self-sufficiency looks different for every young person. We are deepening partnerships with postsecondary institutions who share this commitment to serving at-risk students. The support of dedicated partners – including Community College of Philadelphia, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, and Peirce College – is critical to the long-term success of our graduates.

YouthBuild Philadelphia is a transformational program. Thanks to our committed Board of Directors, passionate staff members, and dedicated supporters like you, our students grow and transform to succeed in the challenging world around them, and we continue to adapt our program to meet those challenges.

Thank you for supporting a second chance for Philadelphia’s youth.

Sincerely,

Simran Sidhu Executive Director

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Cynthia J. Skinner Board of Trustees Chairperson

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LEADERSHIP

MANAGEMENT Simran Sidhu Executive Director

Alfred Essandoh, Director of Ministries & Strategic Planning New Covenant Church of Philadelphia

Brian Leffler Program Director

Joanne Lewers, Partner Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP

Don Pinkney Director of Building Trades and Business Development

Todd Marzolf, Senior Project Consultant Towers Watson

Emilia A. Gorbulsky, CPA, MBA Director of Finance

Patrick McKenna, CEO/Co-Founder DMi Partners, Inc.

Meredith Molloy Director of Development

Michael J. McPhilmy, Vice President Human Resources Development Southco, Inc.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Samuel Olshin, Principal Atkin Olshin Schade Architects

Board Chair Cynthia J. Skinner

Howard Steinberg, Owner/Principal Onion Flats, LLC

Board Vice Chair/Membership Development Committee Chair Richard Gitlen, Executive Director Lutheran Children and Family Service

Robert Totaro, Founder/CEO RCT Advisors Karen Williams, Human Resources Director Lutheran Children and Family Service

Board Secretary Anthony Fullard, Co-Founder Millennium 3 Management

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Board Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair Timothy Daniel, Executive Vice President International SOS, Inc.

Frank Chism, Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch John Gallery, Executive Director Preservation Alliance

Development Committee Chair Marty Brigham, Partner Raynes McCarty, Trial & Appellate Lawyers

Christopher Gee, Supply Chain Manager Braskem America

Program Committee Chair Charles Esser, Director Philadelphia Community School

Jeffrey Leber, Principal Rubicon Wealth Management, LLC

Matthew Axelrod, MBA Student Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania

Nadine Lomakin, Consultant Larry Bailis, Investment Executive Vantage Point Bank and Financial Services

Jahi Davis (YouthBuild Alumnus), Founder & Managing Partner Dignitas Credit, LLC James E. Davis, Interim Dean College of Education Temple University

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Management team averaging

Craig Towns (YouthBuild Alumnus) Class of 1996

years of experience at YouthBuild Philadelphia

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CLASS OF 2011

PROFILE

YouthBuild Philly received over 1000 applications for the 201011 school year, from among tens of thousands of high school dropouts in Philadelphia.

There are few formal criteria to join our program; we offer the opportunity to earn a diploma to 18 to 21 year old Philadelphia residents who have dropped out of school.

Every year, our goal is to identify and enroll the most motivated young people among this especially difficult-toserve population.

ENROLLMENT DEMOGRAPHICS RACE:

SEX:

60% female 94% Black/African American 3% Hispanic American 40% male 1% Multi-Racial 1% Caucasian American 1% Asian American/Pacific Islander YouthBuild students typically come from communities where unemployment, dropout and poverty rates are four times national averages. Regardless of their past or present challenges, we strive to meet students where they are and look toward the future. The YouthBuild staff is comprised of experts with decades of experience working with at-risk youth to develop resiliency and overcome barriers to success.

69%

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23%

of students receive public financial assistance

17%

were foster youth

experienced homelessness in their lifetimes

CLASS OF 2011

STUDENT MESSAGE

Before YouthBuild, I took my education for granted.

When I actually attended, school was more play than work. If I wasn’t cutting school, then I was cutting class.

The sad part is that when I went to class, I was a good student. I made every excuse possible, but after a year of sitting around doing nothing, I realized that I was better than the person I had become. Then I heard about YouthBuild.

I never knew a year could make such a difference. I’ve changed not only as a student but as a person. I am now more confident, independent, and self-sufficient. I know that I am capable of doing anything I put my mind to, and I am now more prepared to face the world and its challenges. I am a Certified Nursing Assistant with a high school diploma. Today, I am a student at Community College of Philadelphia. I plan to continue my education and become a Registered Nurse.

At YouthBuild, we all come from different pasts filled with different obstacles. These obstacles once stood in our way, but now we look toward futures filled with endless possibilities. I am fully confident that each of my peers has the skills to learn, the will to succeed, and the abilities and creativity to make a difference. I hope and believe that the friendships that we built and the lessons we learned will last a lifetime. Most importantly, I want to thank the YouthBuild staff for all of the love and support. You make YouthBuild an unforgettable and life changing experience.

Chiquita Smith, Class of 2011 Valedictorian

37%

of the Class of 2011 are young parents 5

PROGRAM

HIGHLIGHTS YouthBuild Philly students earn a high school diploma and an industry recognized vocation certification through a 12 to 16 month program that combines rigorous academics, hands-on job training and community service.

The average class size at YouthBuild is

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The comprehensive curriculum is designed to prepare students for postsecondary education, meaningful careers, and lifelong civic engagement.

TRANSFORMING IN

THE CLASSROOM Students spend half their time in academic courses – including math, language arts, science, and social studies – with a focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills for success in postsecondary education.

Students engage in learning through small class sizes, relevant course content, and experienced teachers.

One-on-one and group counseling sessions support students as they adjust to returning to the classroom, and help them develop the life skills to be independent students and citizens.

TRANSFORMING THROUGH

SERVICE LEARNING

120,000

Service learning is integrated into all aspects of the YouthBuild Philly curriculum. Students contribute valuable service to the community while learning trade and professional skills through vocational training.

This year, the service learning course empowered students to address a key issue in the community - such as violence, teen pregnancy, or urban blight - by researching, designing, and executing a service project as a team.

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As part-time AmeriCorps members, all Class of 2011 graduates contributed at least 675 hours of community service over the course of the year.

Students provided over

hours of service to the Philadelphia community

TRANSFORMING ON

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THE WORKSITE Students prepare for jobs in high-demand trades through a vocational program that integrates hands-on training, applied mathematics, and career development courses.

Every vocational training track prepares students with lifelong job skills, while contributing to the community, and culminates with an industry-recognized certification.

CLASS OF 2011 CREDENTIALS 106 NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (NCCER) CERTIFIED 20 CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS 38 HOME HEALTH AIDES 19 MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALISTS IN WORD, POWERPOINT, AND EXCEL

The Healthcare program continued to expand this year to meet growing demand from both applicants and local employers. Students earned credentials as Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) or Home Health Aides (HHA), and they gained hands-on experience as volunteers in long-term care facilities and hospitals.

Building trades remain a core component of the YouthBuild program, and a majority of this year’s students learned construction skills while rebuilding homes for low-income families. This year, we incorporated specialization tracks into the Building Trades program to meet the challenges of the current job market. New training options include: • • • • •

Advanced Construction Architecture Building Maintenance Commericial Drivers License (CDL) Green Building

YOUTHBUILD COMPLETES ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOME In April 2011, YouthBuild and Nicetown CDC celebrated the compeletion of their joint 2-year rehabilitation project on Uber Street in North Philadelphia. This was YouthBuild’s first “green” home rehabilitation. Class of 2011 students in the Green Construction and Advanced Construction squads finished the home to Energy Star certification. The energy-efficient property was sold to a first-time homebuyer.

Students in the IT and Business Administration program learned computer hardware and software skills as they refurbished donated computers, and distributed the computers to schools and community centers in need.

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PREPARING FOR

COLLEGE AND CAREERS YouthBuild Philly is committed to the future of our students.

Even before their first day of school at YouthBuild, students begin to think about the day after graduation.

Throughout the year, designated mentors work with students to take incremental steps toward their postsecondary goals.

YouthBuild’s six-member Transition team helps students set realistic goals, build a plan to reach their goals, and achieve those goals as graduates.

TRANSITION SERVICES EDUCATE: Postsecondary skills, ranging from professional dress to strong study habits, are integrated into every facet of the curriculum

EXPOSE: Students learn about various career and education options through guest speakers and visits to college campuses

EXPERIENCE: During the summer prior to graduation, students gain the opportunity to complete college classes and internships

“The staff at YouthBuild never let me settle for less than great. Someone asked me every day, ‘What are you doing after you graduate?’ They helped me understand that I don’t have to lose who I am to become the person I want to be. Now, I can go into a professional environment and feel like I fit in. I learned the soft skills - like time management, patience, and problem solving - to have a successful career.”

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Amir Johnson, Home Health Aide Around the Clock Home Health

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GRADUATES Graduates stay connected to YouthBuild Philadelphia for assistance with job searches and referrals, financial aid, and college applications.

YouthBuild provides intensive, one-on-one support during the first year after graduation, and offers additional services to all graduates enrolled in postsecondary education.

Transition Services staff engages all alumni through regular Facebook communication, annual reunions, and community service events.

CLASS OF 2010 PLACED GRADUATES 13%

42% 45%

70%

of graduates are in college or jobs within one year of graduation

Enrolled in postsecondary education Secured employment in fulltime jobs Working while enrolled in postsecondary education

Students visited the Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster, PA and toured the campus with YouthBuild alumni who are now current students at Thaddeus Stevens.

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IMPACTING OUR

COMMUNITY MLK Day of Service

In honor of the 16th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, students and staff completed multiple service projects on January 27, 2011: • The IT training program led more than 100 volunteers in a computer refurbishing project at The MLK Day of Service Signature Site at Girard College.

The project launched Philadelphia Freedom Rings, the City of Philadelphia’s initiative to close the digital divide.

• The Building Trades training program led a rehabilitation project at the Athletic Recreation Center, a magnificent old North Philadelphia structure.

• The Healthcare training program created wellness and sexual health awareness kits, and delivered the kits to local health centers and community organizations.

AmeriCorps Week YouthBuild Philadelphia students led five community service projects on May 19, 2011 as part of Philadelphia’s AmeriCorps Week and the culmination of their service learning classes.

This year, students met weekly to plan service projects to address five key issues in our community. Students worked together to research issues and design projects to tackle those issues.

Following a citywide AmeriCorps Week Rally at City Hall, students and staff dispersed to five locations, including a collaborative project at John F. Hartranft Elementary School Recreation Center with EducationWorks.

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Over the course of the year, YouthBuild students created an outdoor classroom for students in Hartranft’s Go-Green afterschool program. The neighborhood beautification project earned YouthBuild Philly a “Leader of the Pack” award from YouthBuild USA for the “best service project” among all of its AmeriCorps programs.

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Spring Break Service Trip The spring break service trip is an annual tradition that offers students a unique travel experience and service opportunity.

YouthBuild Philly has joined Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts three times since Hurricane Katrina, and students constructed two house frames that were sent to the Gulf Coast for new homes for displaced families.

This year, 30 students and 7 staff members traveled to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for a week long service trip.

The spring break trip offered students - most of whom had never traveled outside of Philadelphia - the opportunity to experience a new area of the country and support ongoing recovery efforts for homeowners.

Rebuilding our community since 1992:

76

homes rehabilitated for low-income families

3,500 8,000

Computers refurbished for community centers and schools

hours of volunteer healthcare provided to vulnerable citizens 11

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FINANCIALS Financial Statement : July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011 Supports and Revenues Public Sources (local, state, federal):

$4,109,885

Private Foundations, Corporations, Individuals and Other

$666,399

Fee-for-Service Income: $164,246 Total Revenue: $4,940,530

Expenditures General Program Expenses: $1,517,683 Salaries and Benefits: $3,411,931 Total Expenditures: $4,929,614

Excess of Revenues over Expenditures

$10,916

Fund Balance/Net Assets (Beginning)

$1,029,573

Net Assets (End of Year) $1,040,489

Supports and Revenues

Expenditures

Public Sources (Local, State, Federal) Private Foundations, Corporation, Individuals and Others Fee-for-Service Income

General Program Expenses Salaries and Benefits

3% 13% 31%

83%

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69%

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FUNDING PARTNERS

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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT Atkin Olshin Schade Architects Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (via YouthBuild USA) Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (via YouthBuild USA) Claneil Foundation, Inc. DMi Partners, Inc. JP Morgan Chase The Lenfest Foundation

Raynes McCarty Sovereign Bank The Walmart Foundation (via YouthBuild USA) Wells Fargo Foundation White and Richardson Trust

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GENEROUS SUPPORT 1,000 + Ravi Acharya Martin Brigham Timothy Daniel Amy Dorfmeister* Tim Forbriger John Andrew Gallery Christopher Gee Michael Goodman Thomas Kriner* Todd Marzolf Manly and Vikki Parks* R. Jane Schwam Michael and Cynthia Skinner 500+ Myra and Boyd Asplundh William Becker Kevin Cafferky Mark DeSouza Anthony Fullard Susan Gallagher James and Pamela Hill Joanne Lewers* Gerald McHugh Patrick McKenna Cammela Teel 250+ Ann Baruch Cory and Pauline Boyce Anthony Braxton* Andrea Caldwell Richard Coe* Stewart Cohen James E. Davis Roy and Mary DeCaro Stephanie Ellis Charles Esser Jeffrey Leber Adrienne Maggio Laura McHugh* Michael McPhilmy Donald Miller Sam Olshin A.R. Raymond* Frank and Ann Reed Sathana Sermonsky* Kevin Stauffer* Howard Steinberg Robert Totaro Lucy Warrington

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100+

Justin Arena Regina Austin Larry Bailis Victor Barsky Paul Boymel Glenn and Jill Bronson Elizabeth Broskey* Therese Burge Peter Capolino Julio Castro Victor M. Castro Elizabeth Cohen Linda D’Amico* Domenic D’Ginto* Emily Daniel James J. and Patricia Devine Nichole Downie* Alfred Essandoh Christian Fabros William Forbriger Charles R. and Marie L. Frederickson Bob & Cheryl Gee Richard Gitlen Raymond and Mary Glenn George Gross Kenneth Gugliotti Michelle Guim Jodi Harris Kristen Hay* Tom and Geraldine Henwood David Hepburn* Candace Kenyatta* Ari Kushner Laure Leffler David and Eva Lexie Maura Linaugh Thomas Lussenhop Helen MacMurray Thomas Marzolf Rick and Sara Mayo Tiffany McDonald Edward and Linda Meredith Brian Murray* Jeanne Nevelos Celestine Richardson* Laura Rossi* Sarah Rottenberg Laura and James Rowley* Lionel Rubin David Rudovsky William L. and Julie Skinner Susan Smith Sheldon and Bette Steinberg

Dorothy Stoneman Kate Stover Jennifer Sweet Marzolf Brenda Thomas Gail Tomassini Mark Turbiville Nicole Willey Martino and Karen Williams Philip Wilson B. Scott Zuckerman <100 Ameen Akbar Katherine Armstrong Matthew Axelrod Eun Baik Naseem Bazargan F. Scott Beadenkopf* Alex Beauchamp Colleen Cannon Grace Cannon Bob Careless Kathy and Steve Cerami Frank Chism Sharita Combs-Tripp* Kent and Lisa Cooper Heather Cox Jahi Davis Jim and Jacki Delaney Charles Demaio Alex Dutton Jake and Ingrid Ellerbrock Bill Erich Maureen Farragher Arthur Forbriger Kristen Forbriger Nancy Forbriger John Gillespie* Leah Greenberg Louisa Gyandoh Erin Horvat Melissa Jackson* Clayton Keir Aaron Kim Debbie Klein* Thomas and Anne Kohn Suzanne Landau Susan Langmuir Maggie Larson* Brian Leffler Jonathan L. And Sharon P. Levin Ingrid Lux Mary Mayo

CHASE COMMUNITY GIVING This year, YouthBuild Philly participated in its very first online Chase Community Giving competition, which allows Facebook users to choose community nonprofits to receive grants from Chase Bank. We finished 45th out of thousands of organizations nationally, and won $25,000 to support our programs.

2,344

Thank you to the people who voted for us! Each vote helped us get there, and we appreciate your support of our program.

<100 (continued) Tony and Kay Mayo Nicole Mazzotta* Conor McDonnell Susan McKay Chris McKenna Kevin McKone Efton and Marie Meredith Rob and Linda Meredith Samuel Miller Martin and Meredith Molloy Kevin Morris* Marlisa Moschella Christine Navarro Peter and Tracy Newman Alia Parpia Michael Peters Sylvie Piquet Dina Pokedoff Thomas Powell Steve and Linda Quigley

Evelyn Reider* Peter and Roxanne Rhodes Ann Ricksecker Kate Ritchie Kenneth Romanowski* Alizul Rosado* Dena Rosen* Jacob Sack Dana Saporito Andrea Saylor Seth Stern Linda Shellhase* Jenna Snader* William and Jennifer Sparks Michael and Eileen Stauffer Megan Strenski David Tatgenhorst Dylan Tatz Richard and Phyllis Taylor Rolphe and Laurie Thompson Allen and Petra Todd

Jeff Trotier Angelica Velasquez* Jo-Ann Verrier* Marshell Vicks* Eugenie Vitale Edward Warwick Andrea Wasser* Deborah White* Bud and Jennifer Willey Lloyd and Jay Willey Cheryl Williams* Sam Williams Sonya Wortham* Naomi Wyatt John and Patty Yeary Douglas Young Terese Zeccardi *United Way Gift

Thank You!

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PARTNERSHIPS GENERAL PROGRAM

African American Chamber of Commerce AmeriCorps NCCC CareerLink, Philadelphia North City of Philadelphia, Office of Mayor Michael A. Nutter Deloitte LLP EducationWorks AmeriCorps EverFi Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Impact Services Jobs for the Future LIFT Philadelphia Men in Motion in the Community (MIMIC) PA State Representative Tony Payton PA State Senator Shirley Kitchen Pathways PA Philadelphia OIC Philadelphia Youth Network The Big Picture Company Tomorrow’s Promise United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania Urban Affairs Coalition YouthBuild USA

HOME REHABILITATION

CertainTeed M Electrical Curtis Perry Drywall Diamond Tool Duron Paints East River Bank George F. Kempf Supply Co. KAJ General Contractor Kramer Marks Architects New Deal Lumber Nicetown CDC Northeast Building Products Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation Redevelopment Authority Roy Sims Plumbing & Heating Saint-Gobain Universal Community Homes Universal Rehab West Supply Center

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POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

Community College of Philadelphia Harcum College Temple University Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Camp Victor Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University City Year of Greater Philadelphia Diversified Community Services Francisville NDC Global Citizen Keep Philadelphia Beautiful Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service Mothers in Charge Mural Arts Program New Kensington CDC PennSERVE University Community Collaborative of Philadelphia Village of Arts and Humanities

SUPPORT SERVICES

11th St. Family Services of Drexel University Child Care Information Services Covenant House Crisis Center (continued next page)

SUPPORT SERVICES (continued)

Educating Communities on Parenting Eliza Shirley House Greater Philadelphia Health Action International Institute for Restorative Practices Mazzoni Center Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness Shalom Young Legends

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

ACE Mentor Program Bryn Mawr College District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund Edu Care Leahy Caregivers, Inc. Lincoln Technical Institute Mercy Hospital Mercy Life National Center for Construction Education and Research Smith & Solomon Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Promise

EMPLOYERS

Allied Barton Security Services Around the Clock Home Health Care Services Centennial Village Nursing Home The Fresh Grocer

K&A Insurance Agency Maxim HealthCare Services Onion Flats, LLC A Place Like Home Adult Center Villa (formerly Sneaker Villa)

GREEN BUILDING WITH SAINTGOBAIN In December 2010, YouthBuild Philadelphia hosted a groundbreaking event at our new rebuilding site in Germantown to launch the national partnership between YouthBuild USA, Saint-Gobain, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest building materials company, and its North American subsidiary CertainTeed. As part of the partnership, YouthBuild Philadelphia will receive $100,000 in pass-through grants over the next three years to engage students in learning green building techniques and building energy-efficient affordable housing.

The long-vacant, dilapidated property on Greene St. will be transformed into an energy efficient two-family home for a first-time homebuyer. SaintGobain and CertainTeed will be providing energyefficient products, building science, technical expertise, and employee volunteers to support the project, which will work toward LEED certification from the US Green Building Council.

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