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August 2024

YouthBuild Louisville graduates class focused on environment, sustainability

 

April 2024

Mayor Greenberg kicks off 14th season of SummerWorks, Announces Increased Pay

 

March 2024

YouthBuild preparing for summer program that helps more than 2,000 kids find jobs in Louisville

 

November 23, 2022

How $500 a month in guaranteed income is changing young people’s lives in Louisville

 

October 2022

Scenes from Smoketown: New Laundromat Opens

 

August 17, 2022

Minority-owned laundry business takes over vacant property in Smoketown neighborhood

 

May 28, 2022

One in three young adults in foster care faces homelessness. Here’s what we can do.

 

May 23, 2022

YouthBuild Louisville receives $1.5 million to train young people for health care jobs

 

April 29, 2022

YouthBuild Louisville awarded $1.5 million grant to help more young people succeed

 

February 11, 2022

Young adults hoping to be selected for Louisville’s guaranteed income program

 

November 8, 2021

American Heart Association offering 6 pop-up food pantries around Louisville on Monday

 

October 26, 2021

YouthBuild Louisville students renovate a historic, 120-year-old home

 

July 3, 2021

Franciscan Kitchen holds dedication for new outdoor pavilion

 

June 28, 2021

Federal grant to help ‘at risk’ youth in Louisville

 

June 9, 2021

Muhammad Ali Center rolls out new initiative to reach more kids in the community with bus

 

May 7, 2021

Congressman Yarmuth defends earmark spending in new program

 

March 18, 2021

 

March 3, 2021

Gardening for Growth: How YouthBuild Louisville is Creating a Greener More Sustainable Community

 

December 4, 2020

City funds will help young people in Louisville disconnected from school and work

 

December 2, 2020

At-risk youth rebuilding lives, structure for Louisville homeless

 

November 12, 2020

Metro Council unanimously approves YouthBuild Louisville for over $300,000 to support opportunity youth

 

November 7, 2020

YouthBuild’s Muhammad Ali Mural by Kacy Jackson featured in Joe Biden Presidential Victory Video

 

October 5, 2020

iHeartMedia/Louisville Announces Nine New Community Partners

 

June 17, 2020

 

June 2, 2020

How the coronavirus pandemic multiplies struggles for Louisville’s underserved youth

 

May 23, 2020

Leaders say youth organizations like YouthBuild Louisville have a role during protests

 

December 30, 2019

 

December 12, 2019

 

December 11, 2019

 

August 28, 2019

 

August 5, 2019

How a YouthBuild Louisville student is staying out of the justice system

 

July 17, 2019

YouthBuild Louisville is one of six recipients of $3.4 M in funding to end youth homelessness

 

June 6, 2019

YouthBuild Louisville helps get youth 16-21 connected to Summer Jobs

 

March 26, 2019

Custom Dream Playhouses Gifted to Four Kosair Kids and built by YouthBuild Louisville

 

March 13, 2019

YouthBuild seeking applicants for summer jobs, huge expansion in Smoketown underway

 

July 11, 2018

SummerWorks participant William Schulmann recognized in “The Filson” 2018

 

March 22, 2018

Dream playhouses delivered to 2 ‘Kosair Kids’

 

July 6, 2017

YouthBuild Louisville Breaks Ground On $1.5 Million Expansion

 

May 30, 2017

 

April 21, 2017

Sheppard Square LEED ND Discovery Tour

 

March 30, 2017

Kosair Kids receive dream playhouses

 

March 30, 2017

Louisville BIA Supplies Smiles and More to Special Needs Children

 

March 29, 2017

In Smoketown, Combating ‘Predatory’ Ads With Poetry

 

March 28, 2010

One Poem at a Time’ initiative replaces negative ads in Smoketown with community photos and poetry

 

March 12, 2017

STEAM: Seeking 12 Teens in West Louisville Interested in Building a Skateboard

 

March 9, 2017

Program Helped Louisville Youth to Rebuild His Life– Department of Labor Blog

 

February 16, 2017

Louisville Metro Parks has been selected to receive funding through the Mayor’s SummerWorks program, administered by YouthBuild Louisville

 

February 5, 2017

Mayor To Businesses: SummerWorks Is ‘Crucial’

 

February 2, 2017

SummerWorks jobs crucial for youth, community

 

January 4, 2017

Plan To End Young Adult Homelessness

 

November 1, 2016

PBS News Hour: Building Better 2016: Brandi Blackshear

 

July 26, 2016

Serving Up Opportunity: Chef Edward Lee Guides Culinary Apprenticeship Program

 

June 12, 2016

Parents behind bars’ impact on kids

 

May 14, 2016

 

February 24, 2016

National Planning Grant to Increase Health Equity — IDEAS xLAB

 

November 7, 2015

YouthBuild USA- National News- NBC

 

November 3, 2015

YouthBuild Louisville 5th Annual Luncheon

 

October 28, 2015

YouthBuild Louisville works with FFA Group

 

October 5, 2015

 

September 14, 2015

 

June 17, 2015

WHAS11: YouthBuild Participants First to Begin Changes to Muhammad Ali’s Childhood Home

 

June 11, 2015

WHAS11: YouthBuild Revitalizing Smoketown and Digging Paths for Young Adults

 

May 11, 2015

Louisville Courier-Journal: Final Work Set for Hogan’s Fountain

 

May 9, 2015

Wave3: Dream Playhouses Delivered to Kosair Kids


May 8, 2015

WLKY: 2 Dream Houses Built to Help Lives of 3 Kosair Kids

 

January 30, 2015

Wave3: Kosair Kids Get Sneak Peek of Dream Playhouses

 

January 16, 2015

WDRB: YouthBuild Provides Playhouses — and a Second Chance for Young Builders

 

January 7, 2015

LEO Weekly: Global Tapestries On Display at KMAC

 

December 18, 2014

 

December 12, 2014

 

December 2, 2014

Louisville Courier-Journal: West-End Preservation Boot Camp Planned

 

November 26, 2014

Louisville Courier-Journal: YouthBuild Constructs Hoop House at Blackacre

 

November 22, 2014

WDRB: Students Restore Windows at an Old, Historic School

 

November 10, 2014

Louisville Courier-Journal: Smoketown Mobile Mart First Season Winds Down

 

November 1, 2014

Louisville Courier-Journal: Louisville Hosts National Dropout Prevention Conference

 

October 24, 2014

 

October 23, 2014

October 21, 2014

KSU: KSU And Its Louisville Partners Hold Grand Opening Of The Thorobred Nutrition Kitchen

 

October 20, 2014

WDRB: Landscape Professionals from Around the Country Volunteer in Downtown Louisville on Oct. 22, 2014

 

October 17, 2014

 

October 16, 2014

Broken Sidewalk: Smoketown’s Preston Streetscape to be Improved in All-Day Effort

 

October 10, 2014

Lawn and Landscape: PLANET Gives Back to Beautify Smoketown Neighborhood

 

October 9, 2014

 

October 8, 2014

Louisville Business First: Chef Edward Lee Partners with YouthBuild Louisville and IDEAS 40203 to Create Culinary Program for Underserved Youth

 

October 2, 2014

October 1, 2014

Wave 3 News: Louisville Chef Hopes to Cook Up Success

 

September 24, 2014

Jewish Community Newspaper: YouthBuild Director Lynn Rippy speaks at “My Recipe for Peace” Dinner

 

September 4, 2014

WDRB: YouthBuild Expands as Hope VI Families Move Back into Smoketown

 

August 2, 2014

Louisville Courier Journal: Editorial: YouthBuild Louisville Transforming the Way Neighborhood Eats and Thinks About Food

 

July 28, 2014

Louisville Courier Journal: Students’ Trip to France Will Help Smoketown Blossom

 

June 25, 2014

 

May 13, 2014

Louisville Courier Journal: Lucky’s Market Donates $5,000 to YouthBuild Louisville at Grand Opening

 

April 27, 2014

Louisville Courier Journal: Mayor Thanks City as 144,000 Volunteer for Give A Day Week of Service

 

December 18, 2013

Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky State University Partners with YouthBuild to Start Food-Related Project in Louisville

 

September 24, 2013

WDRB News: YouthBuild Louisville Gets White House Invitation

 

October 9, 2012

Louisville Courier-Journal: YouthBuild Celebrating Campus Consolidation

 

September 12, 2012

News Release: Local and Regional Art to be Dedicated in YouthBuild’s Outdoor Classroom and Garden Located in the Heart of Smoketown

 

August 12, 2012

YouthBuild Louisville Prepares for Growth

 

August 8, 2012

Huffington Post: YouthBuild Founder and CEO Dorothy Stoneman on the importance of investing in opportunities for low income youth and young adults to succeed in education, careers, and service to their communities.

 

April 17, 2012

Fox 41 News: YouthBuild Finishes Home in Smoketown Neighborhood