Youthbuild

Earn your GED or high school diploma, start a career and become empowered by your community.

TXCC & LACC

Become part of the next generation of convervationists through environmental education, preservation and service.

  • Four circles with images showing participants learning career skills around environmental conservation, information technology, and construction, as well as, participants graduating.

  • Four circles with images showing participants learning career skills around environmental conservation, information technology, and construction, as well as, participants graduating.

    empowering young people to
  • Strengthen Communities
  • Build Careers
  • Improve the Environment

Opportunities to Grow & Serve

American YouthWorks connects young people with access to education, paid career training, and supportive services.

 

Who We Are

Programs

Get paid to learn job skills, attain certifications and build a network.

 
Programs

Partnerships

Partners provide career training projects that address community issues.

 
Partnerships

Impact

Participants further their career goals and serve the community.

 
Impact

Stories & Events

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YB Story | Janice A.

Posted on November 18, 2016

I would like to start off this story by introducing myself. My name is Janice. I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. I came to Austin, Texas in 2005 after a Hurricane Katrina. I was only 14 years old at the time and

Tires, mattresses and trash under a bridge in Houston, Texas

Clean & Green Testimonials I

Posted on April 20, 2023

The Clean & Green program’s commitment is to foster an environment of mutual respect and trust among all participants while servicing the larger community. The following comments are samples of participants voluntary feedback

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LaCC Story | Lake Charles Tuten Park

Holly, GulfCorps Crew | On August 27th, 2020 Hurricane Laura hit Lake Charles as a category 4 hurricane. As a result the area was devastated, buildings were in ruins, downed trees were everywhere, and the area in general was just

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