YouthBuild
PACE's YouthBuild Program offers a unique curriculum, combining academic instruction with workforce development training.
Earn While YOU Learn
- Hi-Set program to get your HS Diploma
- Industry Credentials for employment
- First Aid, CPR, OSHA-10
- Construction Training
- Community Impact Projects
Interested? Enrollment is OPEN
STEP 1: Book a YouthBuild Information Session
STEP 2: Complete an Application/Available at the Information Session
STEP 3: Book a TABE Indicator Test
STEP 4: Schedule an Interview
For more information, contact:
Melissa Correia, Program Manager
888 Purchase Street, Bay 8
New Bedford, MA 02470
PH: 508-984-3312
The mission of Youth Build - New Bedford at PACE
We believe that youth are a valuable and underutilized resource in our society. Given the opportunity, youth can and will take responsibility for themselves and their communities. With real work and meaningful education, youth can become powerful agents of change in our society.
Students spend one week in the classroom working toward their GED or diploma, followed by one week on a job site building or renovating affordable housing in their communities. It allows students to develop important academic and job skills, and at the same time, revitalize surrounding low-income areas.
Ultimately, the aim of YouthBuild is not to change the young people it serves, it is to give them the tools to change their own lives. We firmly believe that true community change can be accomplished by empowering our students to succeed.
Find out more!
Are you ready to go back to school?
Are you or someone you know 16-24 years old and in need of a high school diploma?
Learn More! Contact 508-999-9920, extension 349 or melissacorreia@paceinfo.org
YouthBuild New Bedford is a member of a network that serves over 350 million young people globally. Young people from 14-25.
YouthBuild students were unsuccessful in the traditional school system but now need the knowledge, training, and opportunities that lead to productive livelihoods.
YouthBuild is the vehicle through which these young people can build the skillsets and mindsets that lead to employability, community leadership, and positive change.
Considered dropouts, YouthBuild students across the US and around the globe, have worked together to build affordable housing and community assets like schools, centers, playgrounds, and more while continuing their skill development.
Upon graduation, these YouthBuild New Bedford Members have gone on to become:
- Program Managers
- Teachers
- Union Workers
- Registered Nurses
- Advocates for Future Members
- Community Leaders
- Business Owners
Our YouthBuild Program in New Bedford has been operational since 1993. Since then, we have served over 1,000 young people who have earned valuable skills to improve their lives and create productive futures.
YouthBuild New Bedford has built multiple properties in the city for first-time home buyers. The latest is a single-family located on Summer Street that went up for lottery in January 2021. We have also completed a multitude of community service projects and initiatives.
YouthBuild New Bedford currently possesses a 90% completion rate.
Mark Santo's finnal presentation in front of his mentors in January 2024.