Since 1994, YouthBuild Global has served as a national intermediary for YouthBuild AmeriCorps funds and education awards, bringing additional resources to a subset of local YouthBuild affiliate programs to expand their capacity and service within their community.
Annually, over 2,100 opportunity youth across 60 YouthBuild programs serve more than 750,000 hours of service as YouthBuild AmeriCorps members in their communities by building affordable homes and other community assets. For the completion of their service term requirements, YouthBuild AmeriCorps members earn a Segal Education Award that can be used to pay for education expenses at post-secondary institutions and technical schools or repay qualified school loans.
Domestic members of the YouthBuild Affiliated Network who are part of the YouthBuild AmeriCorps partnership receive a grant consisting of AmeriCorps slot positions for YouthBuild participants and funding to support operational items. This includes staff salaries, equipment, supplies, required member and staff criminal history background checks, CPR and first aid training, and other associated program and member expenses. YouthBuild AmeriCorps programs are responsible for providing funds (private, state and local public) and other resources to match the federal funds they receive through the AmeriCorps grant.
Since 1994, over 51,000 YouthBuild AmeriCorps members have logged a cumulative total of over 20 million service leadership hours in their communities while:
If interested in learning more about the YouthBuild AmeriCorps partnership, contact americorps@youthbuild.org.
