This Old House Announces Partnership & Collaboration With YouthBuild USA - Seite 2

While helping on the Dorchester Project, the apprentices will shadow the This Old House pros, and have the opportunity to attend the GAF Roofing Academy in Parsippany, New Jersey. GAF, North America’s largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer, will provide Yeren and Bobbi with a hands-on experience to learn the roofing trade as they explore career paths. They will also be putting their roofing skills into practice by helping the pros with a roof installation in the Boston-area later this year.

“We launched this partnership with YouthBuild USA to help continue our GenNext mission to encourage and empower young people to join the skilled trades, and to more directly provide opportunity for those in need in communities across the United States,” said Dan Suratt, CEO, This Old House Ventures.

“Opportunity youth are strong and resilient – and they are our greatest source of untapped potential,” said John Valverde, president and CEO of YouthBuild USA. “We are incredibly grateful and honored to partner with This Old House as they provide Bobbi and Yeren with crucial hands-on skills training at a job site in their own backyard. Apprenticeships unlock doors to long-term personal and professional success, and this is a remarkable opportunity to learn from some of the most trusted experts in the industry.”

YouthBuild USA is the nonprofit support center for nearly 300 YouthBuild programs around the world. Responding to the urgent need for knowledge, training and opportunity, YouthBuild primarily serves young people who lack a high school diploma and financial resources.

Roku announced on March 19, 2021, that it had acquired TOH Intermediate Holdings, LLC, which owns the This Old House business including the “This Old House” and “Ask This Old House” TV programs.

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