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YouthBuild — high school diploma or equivalency Free
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workforce Investment, Division of Youth Services · public-program
COST: Free (DOL grant-funded under WIOA §171). For 16-to-24-year-olds who left school without a diploma, YouthBuild delivers the secondary credential itself while the participant works on affordable housing construction. The common misunderstanding: that it is a GED prep class with a job attached. The education is the point; the construction work is the delivery mechanism and the pre-apprenticeship on-ramp.
✓ Awards a high school diploma or equivalency alongside vocational certifications