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Cream City YouthBuild

Applications for YouthBuild are now open! You can fill out an inquiry form through the link below.

YouthBuild Inquiry Form 

If you have any questions, please contact Oscar Delgado at oscar.delgado@employmilwaukee.org

Are you interested in learning construction and leadership skills, road-building, and accessing well-paying employment?  Are you a high school drop-out who wants to get your HSED/GED? If so, Cream City YouthBuild may be for you!

Cream City YouthBuild prepares young adults for careers and employment in the construction industry through a focus on attaining a high school diploma and construction skills while receiving exposure and access to employment in the construction trades. YouthBuild occupational skill training provides industry-recognized construction credentials. Participants work on construction sites acquiring road-building and other construction and life skills through a combination of hands-on learning and mentorship. Services include industry-supported curricula, credentialing options, and tutoring.

The program is designed to create a skilled workforce either in the construction industry, through the rehabilitation and construction of housing for homeless and low-income individuals and families, or in other in-demand industries or occupations. The program also benefits the larger community because it provides increased access to affordable housing.

 

Participants will:

  • Receive classroom-based GED instruction
  • Work in residential housing construction site or transportation and roadbuilding opportunities (hands-on learning)
  • Be mentored on the work-site by a construction or transportation professional
  • Receive industry-recognized credentials in construction, and transportation sectors
  • Receive Transition support out of program into employment
  • Learn job skills while serving the community

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Milwaukee County resident, ages 18 – 24
  • A school dropout or an individual who has dropped out of school and has reenrolled AND
  • Is one or more of the following:
    • A member of a low-income family
    • A youth in foster care
    • An offender
    • A youth who is an individual with a disability
    • The child of a current or formerly incarcerated parent OR
    • A migrant youth.

Exceptions: Individuals MAY be eligible for YouthBuild if such individuals:

  •  Are basic skills deficient, despite attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized State equivalent (including recognized certificates of attendance or similar documents for individuals with disabilities); OR
  • Have been referred by a local secondary school for participation in a YouthBuild program leading to the attainment of a secondary school diploma if such referral is to a YouthBuild program offering a secondary school diploma.

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