The Minnesota YouthBuild program enables young people to gain useful job skills while working towards their high school diploma or GED, play respective roles in their communities and build the most essential commodity needed by their families and neighbors: safe, affordable housing. The program provides job training in housing, construction, leadership development, and life skills, and a commitment to community service for young people who are at-risk of dropping out of high school, getting involved in criminal or gang activity, chemical abuse, homelessness, and other negative behaviors. The Minnesota YouthBuild program empowers young people to take charge of their lives and become role models in their own communities.

(Excerpt from 2002 Minnesota YouthBuild report.)

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