NYCHA YouthBuild Program
NYCHA YouthBuild is a new free career, learning and skills-building program for young people residing in the Brownsville neighborhood. Eligible NYCHA residents will participate in a 6-month program where they will receive leadership development, academic instruction, hands-on construction skills with certifications, and case management support.
Program Components:
The NYCHA YouthBuild Program will serve 60 NYCHA residents ages 17-24 from the Brownsville-Ocean Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York (Brooklyn Community Board 16) who left high school prior to graduation and who have barriers to employment. The program will run in two six-month cohorts of 30 students. Participants will receive a stipend while in the program.
NYCHA’s YouthBuild Program will create pathways into union apprenticeship and entry-level construction employment and NYCHA will leverage Section 3 opportunities, its union/employer partnerships, and the NYC Workforce Development Board to connect graduates to careers.
Each cohort will include:
- Technical, lab and hands-on classroom construction skills and construction safety training leading to industry-recognized certifications and credentialing, including OSHA, Site Safety Training, and National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Construction Technology Credentials;
- Hands-on construction skills application through the renovation of affordable housing unit(s);
- HSE instruction and career readiness support to successfully pass the HSE exam and prepare for career and/or post-secondary success;
- Leadership development, including community service opportunities; and
- 12-months of job placement, supportive services and post-program follow-up support.
Applicant Requirements:
- Ages 17-24
- Left High School without a diploma*
- NYCHA resident in Brownsville and Ocean Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn
- NYCHA developments: Brownsville, Garvey (Group A), Glenmore Plaza, Howard, Howard Ave (PACT), Langston Hughes, Seth Low, Ralph Ave Rehabs (PACT), Sutter Avenue-Union Street (PACT), Tapscott Street Rehabs (PACT), Tilden, Van Dyke I, 104-14 Tapscott Street (PACT), Howard Avenue-Park Place (PACT), Ocean Hill Apartments, Ocean Hill- Brownsville (PACT), Saratoga Village.
- NYCHA Section 8 residents in 11212 and 11233
- Eligible to work in the United States
Are you a NYCHA teen or young adult resident in Brownsville? Are you interested in earning your high school equivalency diploma while gaining high-demand construction industry skills? Please fill out the interest form today to learn more.
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