Youthbuild - Under a program financed in-part by a HUD grant, 32 young men and women, ages 16 to 24, will be provided an opportunity to study for their high school equivalency diplomas. The Program participants will also be provided training in leadership and construction skills that will help them prepare for a variety of careers. Goodwill Industries, the lead agency, will manage the Youthbuild program developed through a collaborative effort with UNO, Metro Community College, Habitat for Humanity and Turning Point. The initial training classes began in July 2005 and subsequent classes are scheduled to continue through May 2008. For more information on Youthbuild, contact Darryl Eure at 457-7840.

Tri-County Partnership for Youth Development Under a contract with the City of Omaha, Goodwill Industries will utilize office & training facilities at Turning Point and other sites in the urban Omaha area to provide job readiness and leadership training and vocational and/or educational placement to over 330 disadvantaged youth ages 16 to 21 years old. Goodwill, the lead agency, will partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of Omaha, Heartland Family Services and Metropolitan Community College to provide the grant services. For more information, contact Tobi Mathouser at 342-2200.