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HISTORY

In 2000, Lynn Rippy recognized a need in the community and learned about YouthBuild USA. With a grant from Louisville Metro Government, Lynn and Marsha Weinstein drafted a program for youth called Young Adult Development In Action in Marsha’s living room. The program then gained affiliate status to become a YouthBuild program and began its first class in 2001.

For the first 9 years, YouthBuild Louisville was housed at Jefferson Community & Technical College. In 2011, YBL moved to its current location in Smoketown and has been developing the YouthBuild Louisville Green Campus to better equip YBL to educate, train, and provide a hands-on experience so students can pursue their dreams. Having already made an investment of $2.8 million into the campus, YBL has become an anchor for the Smoketown community.

Learn more: https://www.youthbuild.org/