YouthBuild, an alternative education program for at-risk youth in east Linn County, has received a $35,000 Walmart Foundation grant.
The grant will be administered by Housing, Employment and Learning Programs for Self-Sufficiency (HELPS), a nonprofit organization operated by Community Services Consortium, which supports Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties.
The grant will provide career counseling and job development to youth participating in the YouthBuild program in Lebanon.
YouthBuild students will present information about their program to Walmart store managers and other community leaders at an appreciation luncheon at 11 a.m. Friday at the River Center, 3000 S. Santiam Highway.
Through YouthBuild, at-risk high school dropouts aged 16 to 24 work full time for six to 24 months toward their GED or high school diploma while learning skills. Participants build affordable housing for homeless and low-income people and participate in leadership development activities in their communities.
In Linn County, YouthBuild works with local Habitat for Humanity chapters in Lebanon, Albany and Sweet Home.
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