Empowering and equipping youth and communities to determine their future.
Birmingham, AL
Joined August 2017
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Congrats to our @buildupwork team and the other 63 Educational Orgs pushing the envelope on what kids in our country can accomplish!
Roll Tide for voting rights!
West Virginia sports legends, including Nick Saban, Jerry West and Paul Tagliabue, endorse Freedom to Vote Act. docsend.com/view/6f9g9kvwfm4…
School Van Recovery gofund.me/6bc2ded6 Hey folks, please consider helping us out. It's been a tough year, but some bad elements have been making it even tougher on us.
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On #SundayTODAY, a great piece from @HarrySmith about the innovative @BuildUpWork program that has low-income high school students learning skills to build homes, and then move into them. today.com/video/build-up-pro…
Wow, thanks for spreading the word about our incredible kids and community!
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cnn.com/2021/03/29/us/build-… Check us out, incredible partners and other supporters @HOARLLC @BrasfieldGorrie @HarrisDoyleHome @WeLoveSignature @NavigateHousing @Trustmark_Bank @FannieMae @WaltonFamilyFdn @CadenceBank @RegionsBank @RegionsNews @AL_Newswire @UofAlabama @UABNews
Great piece from CNN’s The Good Stuff about the hard work of many of our #Birmingham students and families during an otherwise very tough year @ALcomBirmingham @BHMBizAlliance @bhambizjrnl @BlackburnUA @randallwoodfin @JohnHammontree @roysj @CRPE_UW @hgse cnn.com/2021/03/29/us/build-…
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JFF is proud to partner with @buildupwork to revitalize communities and increase #affordablehousing through paid youth #apprenticeships in real estate and construction. Thank you to @FannieMae for investing in Build UP's amazing work. fanniemae.com/thechallenge/b…
In the final phase of the Innovation Challenge, we pledged to support 5 organizations whose solutions address affordable housing, education, and economic mobility. See what @PurposeBuiltCRN and our own @MariaPEvans have to say about these innovative ideas: spr.ly/60101j9xu
Grateful for all the #GivingTuesday2019 support we received for our Build UP From the Ground Up campaign yesterday! It’s not too late if you missed it. facebook.com/donate/44147670…
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me when i got accepted to grad school vs me as i attempt to finish writing my dissertation
Check out this pretty digestible report from Bellwether with a slide about our work on page 36.
Private schools may use vouchers or donations to provide financial aid, but how else can they be affordable? Read how @CristoRey & @buildupwork ensure access for low-income students while developing workplace skills: aheadoftheheard.org/affordab…
For those still weighing the “college vs career” debate, it’s more of a both and- mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?cid=…
For anyone fearful of sthe big G word, I encourage you to read this first to get a better understanding of how displacement happens. citylab.com/equity/2018/08/i…
We’re still wasting our time on this? Go figure, with ACT scores averaging in the low teens in many parts of the state
.@SenatorDelMarsh said the bill has broad support in the Alabama Senate and House. #aledchat
Great line...”Jews have a rich history of carpentry after all, and it would be nice to continue that tradition.” b-metro.com/building-up/3575… #workforcedevelopment #innovativeeducation #SXSWEDU2019 #MIA
Check us out in this month’s B-Metro Magazine. b-metro.com/building-up/3575…