News & Announcements

On Friday, May 27th and Saturday, May 28th, our CAMT (Certified Apartment Maintenance Technician) students took part in a Lab Day at the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. During the Lab Day, students had the opportunity to receive hands-on training in areas like plumbing, electrical, welding, and drywalling.

Maria Diaz (Class of 2020, Compton YouthBuild site) and our partners at EntreNous Youth Empowerment Services were recently featured in an LA Mag story titled, "How EntreNous Helped A Compton Student Transition From Hopeless to Hopeful." After graduating, Maria was hired by EQ Office, which recently partnered with EntreNous, providing over $1.2 million in donated labor and in-kind donations to renovate and transform their facility as well as starting a 1:1 mentorship program for seven Compton YouthBuild students. Click the link in the headline above to read the full article on LA Mag's website.

This week's Senior Spotlight is shining on Daisy Abigail Barrera-Torres, a senior at our Canoga Park/ RUTH YouthBuild site. Read Daisy's full Q&A at the link in the header. Daisy credits YouthBuild for teaching her that she is resilient and helping her to get out of her comfort zone and become more confident in asking questions. Daisy plans to complete her AA at Los Angeles Pierce College before transferring to a university to major in psychology with a minor in ethics and moral philosophy.

On Thursday, April 21st, young people and staff from 18 local YouthBuild programs across Southern California gathered together at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas to celebrate California YouthBuild Day with carnival games, food, and festivities!

We're excited to announce that our friends at Education is Forever have opened up their scholarship application for 2022 graduates! If you are (or will be) a 2022 graduate and are interested in going to college after graduation, we strongly recommend that you apply!

Check out our Q&A with Shyanne Seyler, a senior at our Fresno site. We hope that Shyanne's story motivates others to drop back into school to earn their diploma from YouthBuild Charter School of California!

For this week's Senior Spotlight, we're highlighting Anna España, a senior from our Fresno site at the Fresno EOC LCC. Anna plans to attend college to become a social worker or preschool teacher after she graduates in June. Click the link in the headline above to read more about Anna.

Students and staff from our Palmdale site at Antelope Valley YouthBuild site created this documentary as part of their Trimester 2 Community Action Project (CAP). The theme for their CAP was "homeless, but still human," and it focused on causes of and solutions for homelessness in their community. Click the link in the heading above to watch it on YouTube. We hope you'll take the time to check it out!

As part of their Community Action Project, our East LA site at LA CAUSA YouthBuild hosted an Introduction to Catering Showcase. At the event, students in Chef Orlando's Culinary Arts class presented a delicious buffet of small bites and debuted three unique vinaigrette salad dressing creations.

Students in Mr. Crehan's film class at our Compton YouthBuild site created this commercial for their classroom based program. This was genuine collaboration: from what was covered, to the way each scene was shot, to the order in which it was presented, to the music used, to the editing. Everything! It was all filmed by our member, Crystal Amador. Click the heading link above to view it on YouTube.

We will be celebrating YouthBuild Day on Thursday, April 21st at Frank G. Bonelli Park in San Dimas, CA from 10am - 2pm. Join us for food, games, and festivities. Click the link in the heading above to register.

Irene Marin, a March 2021 graduate from our El Monte site at the San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps, was tragically taken from this world on December 24, 2021. In addition to being an outstanding student at YouthBuild Charter School of California, Irene was a volunteer with Project Coffee Cup, an El Monte Police Explorer, a Rio Hondo College student and a beloved daughter. We wanted to honor her legacy and share her story with others.

Next Friday, March 18th, students from our East LA site at LA CAUSA YouthBuild will be showcasing what they've learned in Chef Orlando's Culinary Arts class this trimester.

We are now recruiting students to join our CAMT job training program! CAMT students earn 10 credits and will be placed in a paid internship in Summer 2022. Classes start on March 10th, so sign up today!

We need your support as we seek to stabilize our funding for this year and next. California Senate Bill 579, which will allow us to use our 2019-20 school ADA as our revenue calculator for 2021-22 and for 2022-23. With this “hold harmless” in place for these two years, we will be able to emerge out of this pandemic without suffering devastating financial losses.