YOUTH ACTION PROGRAMS AND HOMES INC
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Mission Statement
YAYB's mission is to build a community of young people and adults committed to taking responsibility for their own lives and for improving the larger community
About This Cause
Youth Action YouthBuild, is an agency based in the community of East Harlem, NY and founded in 1978 as an organization that provides intensive support to low income young women and men ages 17-24 who have not yet completed high school and who are not working. We offer HSE preparation and vocational/career pathway training in the areas of Building Construction, Good Food Jobs and Building Operations. We work with young people to acquire tangible skills that lead to self-sufficiency and the opportunity to demonstrates themselves as leaders and resources for their community. Our comprehensive program also includes counseling, connection to services, peer support, community service opportunities, extracurricular activities, job readiness, paid internship, job placement and graduate services and ongoing support. YAYB operates 124 units of low income residential rental housing that was developed and rehabbed by young people in our YouthBuild construction skills training. Our housing is dedicated to supporting formerly homeless families, individuals and people living with HIV/AIDS. These properties also offer below market rent for local startup businesses by community residents. In 2020, YAYB partnered with Food for Soul and Emmanuel AME Harlem to launch the Harlem Refettorio - a community facility addressing issues of food insecurity, food sustainability, and offering food jobs training; all to strengthen Harlem's food eco-system. The Harlem Refettorio is guided by the principles of hospitality, inclusion and supporting food insecure community residents with dignity and opportunity for better lives.