Article: Youth build the future for the city: National training program will

T. Brooks
Michigan Chronicle
01-02-1996
Youth build the future for the city: National training program will put. youth to work rebuilding Detroit

There use to be a time when high school drop outs could earn a living wage in Detroit automotive plants. But those days are long gone. Where does that leave today's dropouts? Out on the streets begging for money, stealing or selling drugs. Not exactly what one would call a promising career. There have been few opportunities for young men and women without high school diplomas or GEDs until now.

The Young Detroit Builders have announced the launching of the Detroit Youthbuild Program, a two-year building trades training program for low-income ...

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