Project Grant CP394542360A36

AWARD PURPOSE YOUTHBUILD LONG ISLAND (YBLI) IS A PROGRAM OF UNITED WAY OF LONG ISLAND. SINCE 2010, YOUTHBUILD HAS POSITIVELY AFFECTED THE LIVES OF YOUNG ADULTS, ESTABLISHING ITSELF AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES. YOUTHBUILD HAS HAD MORE THAN 400 GRADUATES, WITH ONE-THIRD MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION JOBS, ONE THIRD INTO OTHER CAREERS AND ONE-THIRD PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. YBLI WILL TARGET AND SERVE 46 LOW-INCOME, DISCONNECTED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND CITY OF LONG BEACH IN ORDER TO ASSIST THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR LONG-TERM GOALS OF OBTAINING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA (HSE) AND BUILDING THEIR SKILLS THROUGH ADDITIONAL TRAININGS TO BUILD ON SKILLS AND OBTAIN TOOLS WHICH WILL LEAD TO LONG TERM SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED YBLI IS A COMMUNITY-BASED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. TRAINEES LEARN VOCATIONAL SKILLS IN CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS OTHER IN-DEMAND INDUSTRIES THAT INCLUDE HEALTH CARE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. TRAINEES PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME OR HOMELESS FAMILIES. YOUTH SPLIT THEIR TIME BETWEEN THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORK SITE AND THE CLASSROOM, WHERE THEY LEARN TO BE COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND PREPARE FOR POSTSECONDARY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING COLLEGE, APPRENTICESHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT. YOUTHBUILD INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT SYSTEMS, SUCH AS MENTORING, EMPLOYMENT, STIPENDS, PERSONAL COUNSELING SERVICES AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATES. DELIVERABLES YBLI WILL SERVE 46 LOW-INCOME, DISCONNECTED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND CITY OF LONG BEACH TAKE STEPS TOWARD BECOMING EMPOWERED AND SELF-SUFFICIENT YOUNG ADULTS BY OBTAINING THEIR HSE/GED AND OBTAINING SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT THROUGH SKILLS TRAINING. INTENDED BENEFICIARY YBLI WILL SERVE 46 LOW-INCOME, DISCONNECTED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18-24 FROM THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND CITY OF LONG BEACH. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES UWLI WITH SUB CONTRACT WITH NASSAU AND/OR SUFFOLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO PROVIDE GED INSTRUCTION FOR PARTICIPANTS AND THE CITY OF LONG BEACH TO PROVIDE A STAFF LIAISON TO ASSIST IN RECRUITMENT AND ENGAGEMENT OF PARTICIPANTS FROM THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.