Portland Youthbuilders

Student support - pyb provides the following support services to students:counseling and support services: pyb is committed to supporting each students personal growth and stability. Upon arrival at pyb, students are assigned counselors who meet regularly with them to discuss barriers, help set and monitor personal and career goals, and provide crisis intervention, mediation, and referrals to community resources.financial assistance: youthbuild students receive a monthly stipend to assist with living expenses. All participants earn performance-based incentives for achieving certifications, maintaining excellent attendance and meeting other program benchmarks. Need-based assistance is also available via cross-departmental case management teams, which review student progress weekly. Graduate services: pyb is committed to students long term success. After students complete the core pyb program, counselors and career coaches continue to meet with them individually, providing a minimum of one year of intensive follow-up support. Students in college or apprenticeship programs receive multiple year graduate support until they complete their post-secondary goals.

Academic education - pyb students earn their high school diplomas or ged certificates. Academic teachers instruct students in small groups and one-on-one, using project-based curricula that prepare students for college level work and successful enrollment in post-secondary education and training programs.