Helene D. Stoneman Scholarship Winners

YouthBuild Charter School of California is proud to announce that six of our students were awarded the Helene D. Stoneman Scholarship and Civic Leadership Program grants of $2,000 each. The Helene D. Stoneman Scholarship seeks YouthBuild graduates who have been recognized for excellence in civic engagement, community leadership, and academic achievement, with special emphasis on the student's academic promise. Congratulations to the following YCSC students:

Kenny Altamirano, CCEO YouthBuild, Lennox CA
El Camino College, Associate’s, Art

James Amaya, CCEO YouthBuild, Lennox CA
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Associate’s, Electrical Construction

Elias Brito, South LA YouthBuild, Los Angeles CA 
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Associate’s, General Studies

Ely Flores, LA CAUSA YouthBuild, Los Angeles CA
Ashford College, Bachelor’s, Organizational Management

Ebony Richardson, CCEO YouthBuild, Lennox CA
Howard University, Bachelor’s, Mathematics

Jann Whetstone, YES YouthBuild, Los Angeles CA
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Associate’s, Labor Studies

Video: Beyond the Walls

Amazing photographer Benjamin Morris followed students and teachers at YouthBuild Charter's CCEO Lennox site around while they prepared for one of their culminating projects, a health fair. While the photo slideshow plays, teacher Aaron Scholl narrates the video, giving a little glimpse into the lives of our students, the challenges they face, and the obstacles our students and teachers overcome on a daily basis.

Looking for a summer job? Look no further!

YouthBuild Charter students, are you looking for summer work? The US Dept. of Labor has developed a great Job Bank tool that lets you search for jobs in your area. Start searching now, by giving it a try using the search widget below:

Our Partners at Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy Are Having a Fundraiser!

Our friends and partners at Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy will be hosting their 1st Annual "E-Race Youth Homelessness" Go-Kart Fundraiser at the San Bernardino Raceway on Thursday, July 26th at 5:00pm. The event will help raise money for Young Visionaries-Visionary Homes 24-Hour Emergency Shelter, a runaway and homeless youth shelter serving San Bernardino County youths ages 17 and under. There are a reported 25,000 homeless youth in San Bernardino County. Visionary Homes is fighting towards changing that, but they can't do it without YOU! Consider sponsoring the event. Sponsorship packages range from $75 - $25,000. Click on the link below to find out more about how you can get involved.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Please-support-Young-Visionaries-Youth-Leadership-Academy.html?soid=1104865191135&aid=QRdoOOMhS9k

Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our 3rd Annual Golf Tournament and Silent Auction last Friday, April 20th. With help from all of our sponsors, donors, golfers, dinner attendees and volunteers, we were able to raise around $10,000 to fight student hunger in our schools!

Here are some photos from the event. And there are more to come!

Trophies on display before the event

Sherry gets some last minute tips from Rudy during warm-ups

We were so happy to have Cabot cheese donate to our event

Sherry tries to outbid Lori on the wine tasting auction package

Andrew and Tim survey the auction items

Our golfers all ready to head out

Welcome banner

What a fabulous foursome! Rudy, Sherry, Bettye and Crystal.

Rudy takes a swing

What great friends!

Emily and Josh check out the course

Thanks, Lupe's #2 for your golf cart sponsorship!

Thank you San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps for providing your recycling services to our event

Jose, Monique, Lori and Anna wait for the golfers to finish up.

Silent Auction items all set up for the bidding

Tim thinks about buying a Million Dollar Shot ticket

2nd place net score winners

1st place net score winners

3rd place overall score winners

1st place overall score winners

Winner for longest drive

Winner of the Sports Lovers Package at the Silent Auction

Anna with her Silent Auction winnings

YCSC superintendent Terry with his wife and their auction winnings

YCSC staff represent at the Awards Banquet

At our first golf tournament, we raised $500, at our second we raised $5,000 and at our third we made $10,000. Here's hoping next year's tournament will raise $30,000! Let us know if you'd like to get involved with the event planning or sponsorship campaign for next year.

Vote for us and vote for YouthBuild USA!

As part of the What Works Project, each week GE is donating to a different non-profit that supports American jobs. This week, they are focusing on our partner organization, YouthBuild USA. All you have to do is "like" GE on Facebook, submit a photo and caption or heart a photo submission and $1 is donated to the non-profit of the week (so for the week of April 16th, YouthBuild USA). Make sure you are logged into Facebook or Twitter and go to: https://www.celebratewhatworks.com, click on the "Support" tab on the upper right hand corner of the page (next to the amount raised ticker). So easy! 

We've submitted a photo to the contest on behalf of YouthBuild Charter School of California, so please go online and "heart" our photo. The top five photos will receive $500! So please vote for our photo and help both YouthBuild Charter School of California and YouthBuild USA. 

Our photo submission (photo courtesy of Benjamin Brian Morris, edited by Emily Suttmeier) 

Congratulations to Joanna Hernandez

Joanna Hernandez, a YouthBuild Charter School of California student at San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps, was recently given an Honorable Mention to the Young Leaders Council at the 24th Annual Conference of Young Leaders. The YLC mission is to build upon YouthBuild's legacy of youth voice and leadership by engaging students and recent graduates in YouthBuild USA's decision-making and program design efforts.  Congratulations, Joanna! We're proud of you.

For complete story, click on the link: https://youthbuild.org/news/young-leaders-council-elections-held-24th-annual-conference-young-leaders