YouthBuild Brownsville

09/08/2026

ATTENDANCE MATTERS!

Showing up everyday matters, for your grades, your goals, and your future. And at YouthBuild Brownsville, we want to celebrate the students who put in the effort. 💪🏽

👀 Plus, we have a SPECIAL SURPRISE coming THIS THURSDAY!

You have to SHOW UP to find out what it is. 😏

📍 YouthBuild Brownsville

09/04/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Ms. Hilda Ledezma, founder of ROCA-Revival of Cultural Arts, for welcoming our YouthBuild Brownsville students and giving them the opportunity to experience music, art, and dance today! 🎨🎶💃

Our students truly had an amazing time exploring their creativity and connecting with the arts in such a meaningful way.

We commend Ms. Ledezma and ROCA for the incredible work they do to make the arts accessible and bring people together throughout our Brownsville community. We are grateful for partners who create spaces where our young people can learn, express themselves, and discover something new. ❤️

Also, a big shoutout to our instructor and ROCA's Artistic Director, Sam, as well as all the help we received from Luis!!

Thank you for welcoming YouthBuild Brownsville!

09/04/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our Student of the Week, Benjamin Basler! Benjamin is a 10th grader building his future through construction and career-ready skills. 🛠️

Different dreams. One community. 🧡💙

09/03/2026

YouthBuild Brownsville extends a heartfelt thank you to the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville for visiting our students and leading an incredible workshop on How to Use Canva!

Your team not only shared valuable digital‑design skills, but also equipped our youth with iPads to support their digital literacy, creativity, and real‑world success!

We are grateful for partners who invest in our students’ futures and help them build the skills they need to thrive. Thank you, Ms. Masso, Jonathan, Jose, and Savannah for your time in empowering our youth!

08/28/2026

🌟 Student of the Week: Briana Benavides!

Briana chose YouthBuild to find a pathway toward her future. With dreams of becoming an architect, she says YouthBuild’s small, supportive environment helps her see that future taking shape.

Congratulations, Briana! 💙🧡

Different dreams. One community.

08/28/2026

We love YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School, and it was awesome to see this in the news this morning. We are YouthBuild and we DO make a difference. Shoutout to Principal Davis!

Hundreds of students and educators from YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School filled Broad Street for a march Thursday to celebrate their choice to reclaim their education. Reporter Wakisha Bailey has the story.

08/25/2026

A very Happy Birthday to our incredible Assistant Principal, Mr. Robert Hendrickson, who gives his heart and soul daily to our school. We appreciate you and wish you many, many more!

08/21/2026

Two students. Two completely different dreams. And that’s exactly what YouthBuild Brownsville is supposed to make room for. 🧡

This week, we’re celebrating Abigail and Aleida, not just for what they hope to become, but for the community they’re helping us build along the way.

Congratulations to our Students of the Week. 🌟

08/19/2026

From a program to a school. From 30 years of impact to a whole new chapter. 🧡💙

For three decades, YouthBuild Brownsville has grown alongside cdcb and today, we’re proud to continue growing as we step into something once only imagined: our own accredited high school.

Abigail and Briana are standing in front of our history while representing exactly why we’re building the future.

Est. 1995. Reimagined for 2026. And we’re just getting started.

08/18/2026

It already feels like Christmas in August at YouthBuild Brownsville! Our students are hard at work on this year’s Holiday Village - Brownsville - Dean Porter Park cottage, and they’re learning from one of the best — our Pathway Success Manager, Mr. Ibarra. His experience, skill, and genuine care show up in every lesson, every measurement, every nail, and every moment he spends guiding our youth building upon a legacy of service to our community!

Under his mentorship, our students aren’t just building a cottage… They’re building the confidence and craftsmanship that will one day allow them to build their own homes — and OWN them.

And our Seniors are already earning their industry certifications, taking major steps toward our mission: preparing students for high‑paying, high‑demand jobs and long‑term homeownership.

The future is bright — and it’s being built right here in Brownsville. 🎄🔨🏠✨