The Phoenix Human Services Department helps students with bus fare, childcare, court issues, emergency financial assistance and other social services. Participants receive expert training from certified plumbers, carpenters, and electricians thanks to Metro Tech and Labor's Community Services Agency , a nonprofit arm of the AFL-CIO that promotes affordable housing. To cover the cost of the 2-year program, Phoenix accesses several financial sources. In addition to the Youthbuild grant from HUD , support comes from AmeriCorps Educational Grants, State of Arizona and Phoenix HOME funds, Community Development Block Grant funds, and the U.S. Department of Education. Youthbuild Phoenix has achieved noteworthy results.
Phoenix exceeds the national averages for both participant retention and attendance.
Student retention is at 72 percent compared with the national average of 60 percent, and an average of 92 percent of participants attend each week compared with 80 percent nationally. The success of the graduates has been an important part of Phoenix's decision to develop other career programs modeled on Youthbuild. Last year, machining and welding programs were added and Larkins says she expects 12 more career paths to be made available to at-risk youth in the coming year. It contains the names of 65 award recipients and the award amounts. This notice provides direction for HUD Field Offices during environmental review processing for the HUD Colonias Initiative Program in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California.