Juovani Allen (age 20, of West Palm Beach) and other volunteers painted a home on 4th Street as part of a skills assessment for the Riviera Beach Youth Build program Tuesday afternoon. &quot;It is a way to help the community and find a job at the same time,&quot; said Allen. According to Program Director Donald Gibson, &quot;About 16 are out here at the moment. We've cleaned and scraped the old paint, and now we're painting. This is all volunteer work at this point.&quot; According to the organization's www site, Riviera Beach Youth Build is &quot;is a comprehensive youth and community development program that simultaneously addresses core issues facing our low-income Riviera Beach community, such as education, housing, jobs and leadership development. It is a unique program in that it addresses the status of unemployed 16 - 24 year old young men and women who have dropped out of school and have no apparent path to a productive future. It allows them to serve the community and build their own future. Youth Build is numerous things at once, including a community service program, an alternative school, job training and pre-apprenticeship, and a leadership development program.&quot;(Bruce R. Bennett/The Palm Beach Post)
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