Brilliant essay: the74million.org/article/studen… by LEAD Newark 2022 grad Tiffany Santos: "schools should incorporate principles (comprehensive supports & curriculum built for starting a career) & create educational enviornments that respond to all students - their futures depend on it."

Let's go! David Calvert Crispus Attucks York LEAD Newark Ameen I. Akbar Mike Parker #StopCopCity Shauna-Lee Ruglass, MSW. Ready for overdue round of @YouthBuildUSA basketball? YouthBuild Philly is ready for winning trips to York, Newark and NYC with our friends. Any other YB programs ready?

We made MLK Service Days work virtually through pandemic best we could. But SO excited for YouthBuild Philly to be back to in person service w/ Bluford Elementary in W. Philly. Building community through meaningful service w/ young people is magic. Join us: thephiladelphiacitizen.org/things-to-do-o…

TY Governor Josh Shapiro for prioritizing lived experiences & real skills over degree requirements. Talent is spread equally across PA. Opportunity is not. This helps close that gap. penncapital-star.com/government-pol… YouthBuild Philly & YouthBuild Pennsylvania Coalition are ready to extend approach w/ more employers

Thoughts from school leaders on managing impact on school schedule, instructional hour & attendance requirements if your city's teams make the Super Bowl, World Series, MLS Cup Final, & maybe NBA Finals in 1 school year? Obviously only a challenge for our schools here in Philly!!

YB Philly Advanced Construction and GreenBuild students toured two @intechconstruction work sites to see what it could look like to work on hundred-million-dollar projects! 🏗️ Students learned about career pathways and skills associated with construction and project management.

we lost my dad, Brian Emerick, to ALS 15 years ago today. miss him every day. very proud of my sister, Rebecca wetzel, work w als.net join her fundraising fundraise.als.net/acingals50 to help end ALS. ripple effects of a great dad & community leader are real & lasting

I worked to help deliver critical state funds to help YouthBuild Philly move into a new home, still in North Philly and the 181st district! Today we got to break ground on the renovation which will be complete next summer.

BIG thanks to partners @ Urban Creators: urbancreators.org building community through service w YouthBuild Philly today. Love urban farming, gardening & green spaces. Beautiful shared community committed to sovereign & sustainable approach to environmental justice in N. Philly

hope, love & community commitment to collectively transform a building into a beautiful new school home with amazing young people finding hope, love & community to transform their own lives & community: hiddencityphila.org/2023/04/old-pe…

Young people w/ the most promise & potential in PA meeting elected officials w/ the most power. YouthBuild Philly student leaders & YouthBuild Pennsylvania Coalition leaders across PA showed out yesterday. $5M Building a Better Future Grant Program will change lives and build communities across PA!

Last night was special evening to celebrate work to #GrowYB & to appreciate 15 amazing years of youth development & workforce development magic from Ron Payton who retired after touching thousands of lives with grace, energy, compassion & advanced construction excellence - Legend

Shared community service project, basketball tournament & restorative circles w our YouthBuild brothers & sisters from New Jersey & NYC. And Tri-state basketball championship for our YouthBuild Philly student leaders and winning hoopers. Beautiful day connecting w amazing community

Our incredible young people from YouthBuild_Newark and the youth from YouthBuildEastHarlem United Community Corporation (UCC) YouthBuild program, YouthBuild Impact and YouthBuild Philly joined together to make a difference.

my brilliant and incredible nieces being recognized and celebrated in the Canadian House of Commons this week for their amazing advocacy work to cure ALS with ALS TDI #EndALS - youth power for change and a cure with Clara and Ellie!!!

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a prosperous New Year filled with growth, peace, and happiness 💙💛

Rest in Peace & Power Jim Roebuck. Always a dedicated & fierce advocate w/ YouthBuild young people, young leaders in West Philly and beyond. He made hugely positive differences in spaces that mattered, he cared passionately for community and he is missed. phillytrib.com/obituaries/jam…

I have been inspired by young people leading change in community from YouthBuild spaces across the globe most every day for the last 16 years. None have been more impressive, harder working or more likely to change the world for the good than my friend Ira nexus.jefferson.edu/design-and-sty…

Could not be more excited to launch the Opportunity Youth Schools Project: oysp.org The experiences and expertise of practitioners working in communities at high performing Opportunity Youth schools should be central to creating, sharing & scaling new solutions.

Further attention should be brought to the Appalachians immediately. Power is intermittent, cell service is scarce, and drinking water/food is running low. The situation in western North Carolina is absolutely dire today in the numbing aftermath of #Helene’s historic hydrological