Mon Youthbuild
Since 1995, HRDE has administered YouthBuild Programs in North Central West Virginia via funding through the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The YouthBuild Program served out-of-school, at-risk youth, age 17-24, who do not have a high school diploma. The Mon YouthBuild Program served Monongalia, Marion, and Harrison Counties.
The Youthbuild Program offered a comprehensive curriculum to prepare young adults for GED (now the TASC), leadership skills, vocational training, and on-the-job pre-apprenticeship training in the construction industry. The classroom training segments, consisting of GED and Residential Building Technology, were located in the lower level of Eastview Unity Apartments in Fairmont. The actual “hands-on’’ training was a result of collaborative efforts with local agencies; such as, Harrison County Habitat for Humanity, Monongalia County Habitat for Humanity, North Central West Virginia Community Action, and Marion County Habitat for Humanity. Other collaborators included the Region 6 Workforce Investment Board and the West Virginia University Extension Services.
Since 1995, when HRDE received two $90,000 YouthBuild Planning Grants, HRDE has applied for and received over $3,400,000 in HUD Implementation Grants. YouthBuild Program students, with guidance from instructors and staff, rehabilitated apartment units and construct new housing for low-income persons throughout North Central West Virginia, as well as, earning their GED.
In 2007, federal funding for the YouthBuild Grant was transferred from HUD to the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL). HRDF submitted a proposal for DOL funding in January 2009 and was awarded a $791,313 grant to operate the YouthBuild Program through June 30, 2011, and continue follow-up services through June 30, 2012. On April 26, 2011, HRDF was granted a No Cost Extension on this award, which extended the operation period to December 31, 2011; and, the follow-up period to December 31, 2012.
In December of 2009, a response was completed for a RFP from DOL; however, HRDF was unsuccessful in attaining the funding. The appropriations cuts for FY2011 left only enough funding to fund one-third of the 226 existing YouthBuild programs. A new RFP was responded to in May of 2012, and the program was awarded funding for program operations from September 1, 2012 through August 30, 2014; with an additional year of follow-up services through August 30, 2015. Meanwhile, the program continues to research and pursue other avenues of potential funding. At the time this funding opportunity ended, HRDF applied to house YouthBuild in the southern part of the state and submitted a successful application for Capitol YouthBuild, which you can read about under the Program page.
The Youthbuild Program offered a comprehensive curriculum to prepare young adults for GED (now the TASC), leadership skills, vocational training, and on-the-job pre-apprenticeship training in the construction industry. The classroom training segments, consisting of GED and Residential Building Technology, were located in the lower level of Eastview Unity Apartments in Fairmont. The actual “hands-on’’ training was a result of collaborative efforts with local agencies; such as, Harrison County Habitat for Humanity, Monongalia County Habitat for Humanity, North Central West Virginia Community Action, and Marion County Habitat for Humanity. Other collaborators included the Region 6 Workforce Investment Board and the West Virginia University Extension Services.
Since 1995, when HRDE received two $90,000 YouthBuild Planning Grants, HRDE has applied for and received over $3,400,000 in HUD Implementation Grants. YouthBuild Program students, with guidance from instructors and staff, rehabilitated apartment units and construct new housing for low-income persons throughout North Central West Virginia, as well as, earning their GED.
In 2007, federal funding for the YouthBuild Grant was transferred from HUD to the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL). HRDF submitted a proposal for DOL funding in January 2009 and was awarded a $791,313 grant to operate the YouthBuild Program through June 30, 2011, and continue follow-up services through June 30, 2012. On April 26, 2011, HRDF was granted a No Cost Extension on this award, which extended the operation period to December 31, 2011; and, the follow-up period to December 31, 2012.
In December of 2009, a response was completed for a RFP from DOL; however, HRDF was unsuccessful in attaining the funding. The appropriations cuts for FY2011 left only enough funding to fund one-third of the 226 existing YouthBuild programs. A new RFP was responded to in May of 2012, and the program was awarded funding for program operations from September 1, 2012 through August 30, 2014; with an additional year of follow-up services through August 30, 2015. Meanwhile, the program continues to research and pursue other avenues of potential funding. At the time this funding opportunity ended, HRDF applied to house YouthBuild in the southern part of the state and submitted a successful application for Capitol YouthBuild, which you can read about under the Program page.
