Recent Events
Census Advocacy Workshop, January 20, 2010
In honor of MLK Day, Young Detroit Builders hosted a census advocacy workshop entitled “Dispelling the Myths, Let’s be counted in 2010.” The objective of the event was to educate the community about the importance of the census and to dispel any myths that might discourage individuals from participating in the census count.
A Visit to the Holocaust Memorial Center
Recently, our students had the opportunity to tour the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. It is the country’s first freestanding museum dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust.
Field Day at Henry Ford Academy, May 29, 2009
Our YouthBuild volunteers helped students put on biking safety gear and assisted with training students on how to properly ride a bike.
Rebuilding Together, April 25, 2009
Our students worked on two homes, both belonging to single mothers. They caulked and glazed windows, as well as other tasks.
Kids Against Hunger, April 4, 2009
Our YDB students spent the day packaging food at Metropolitan United Methodist Church.
Real Men Read Day, March 26, 2009
Our students helped to send a powerful message to Henry Ford Academy children that reading is a pleasurable and cool thing to do!
