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Aletheia House wins $1.1 million YouthBuild grant
Birmingham, Alabama, October 23, 2007 - For Immediate Release - U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced today the award of $47 million to 96 groups that will provide construction education and leadership training to at-risk young people across the United States, who will take part in building affordable housing in their own communities. Aletheia House, Birmingham, Alabama was one of the recipient organizations selected from among hundreds of competitively screened proposals.
"The $47 million in YouthBuild awards will help at-risk youths get the education, training and opportunity they need to achieve a better life," reported Secretary Chao. YouthBuild will include individuals who have been in the juvenile justice system, youth who are "aging out" of foster care, high school dropouts, and others.
"Young people in YouthBuild can take pride in the fact that they are not only improving their own lives, but also making a positive difference for their families, friends and neighbors," observed Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Emily Stover DeRocco. "Their participation in this creative program will help them take the first steps toward a variety of rewarding educational opportunities and careers."
Today’s awards are the result of a competition begun in April, during which 322 qualified applications were received. Organizations chosen for YouthBuild funding include workforce investment boards, faith-based and community groups, and local and nonprofit housing development agencies.
With broad support, Congress transferred YouthBuild from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the U.S. Department of Labor in 2006. The program’s original goals remain — to educate, provide construction training and employ at-risk youth in their communities — while a greater emphasis is being placed on offering post-secondary education and forging stronger links with the One-Stop Career Center system and the nation’s community colleges.
Aletheia House will receive $1.1 million over a two-year period to serve 100 men and women between the ages of 18 and 24.
For more information, contact:
Chris Retan
Birmingham YouthBuild
1629 Lomb Avenue
Birmingham, Alabama 35208
Phone: (205) 324-6502
E-mail: Chris.Retan@BirminghamYouthBuild.org
© 2008 Birmingham YouthBuild
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