Austinist: Austin's YouthWorks Garners National Recognition

Last Tuesday, Austin-based American YouthWorks (AYW) was awarded almost $1.1 million in federal support for Casa Verde Builders (CVB), a YouthBuild education and jobs training program. The offices of US Congressman Lloyd Doggett and US Senator John Cornyn notified and congratulated the non-profit after Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis announced the awards that morning.

With significant reduction in awards from the department from previous years, that AYW was awarded funding for the next two years is an impressive show of the impact of their program. In combination with the federal grant, city funding, and private donations, the program will be able to help disengaged youth through education, community service and green jobs training. In CVB's fifteen years, almost 1000 local youth have completed the program, earning their high school diploma or GED, and an AmeriCorps education award.

Full story from The Austinist: https://austinist.com/2011/05/23/american_youthworks_awarded_grant_f.php

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Rep. Doggett said: "American YouthWorks builds a stronger Austin by builder stronger citizens. I have crawled through the attics with their trainees and seen their pride and accomplishment. You can see their work firsthand in the Hill Country trails they have landscaped, in the homes they have weatherized, and even more importantly, in the young lives changed and new opportunities opened. This is the kind of work that should be recognized, rewarded, and copied across the country."