YouthBuild Honolulu Components
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YouthBuild Honolulu Components

The YouthBuild Program utilizes several different methods to equip its participants with the tools they need take charge of their learning and to become self-sufficient productive members of the community:

Construction

  • Supervised training
  • Pre-apprenticeship
  • Basic principles for construction
  • Fundamentals of green building
  • Introduction to construction skills
  • Certification in first aid & adult CPR with AED
  • Certification in OSHA 10 hour safety & health
  • Certificate of completion from Home Builders Institute

Education

  • Academic skills
  • Plato tutoring
  • CBASE or GED High School diploma
  • Vocational skills
  • Job/college readiness
  • Employer expectations
  • Job readiness workshops
  • Vocational education

Leadership

  • Decision making
  • Group facilitation
  • Program leadership roles with youth council
  • Public speaking
  • Negotiating
  • Community service with self help, HPHA and other
  • non-profits
  • Leadership development
  • Cultural events

Counseling/Case Management

  • Peer counseling
  • Individual counseling
  • Group counseling
  • Case management
  • Referrals outside
  • Life skills goals
  • Anger management

Post Program Placement

  • College counseling
  • Pre-employment training
  • Pre-apprenticeship training
  • Career counseling
  • Job development
  • Job Corps referral
  • Job placement and retention
  • 1 year follow-up