URBAN BOATBUILDERS INC
2288 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST, ST PAUL, MN 55114 www.urbanboatbuilders.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO SUCCEED IN WORK AND LIFE THROUGH WOODWORKING AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.

OUR MISSION IS POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE BUILDING AND USE OF BOATS.

URBAN BOATBUILDERS' PROGRAMMING ENGAGES YOUTH IN HANDS-ON BUILDING PROJECTS WHICH SERVE AS A VEHICLE TO DEVELOP SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND TECHNICAL SKILLS. THESE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES EMPOWER YOUTH TO PURSUE THEIR GOALS AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE. -THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BRINGS HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS WHO THRIVE THROUGH CREATIVE, HANDS-ON EDUCATION. THIS PROGRAM ENHANCES ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AND REDEFINES STUDENT'S RELATIONSHIP WITH LEARNING AND SUCCESS. IN 2019 THE PROGRAM SERVED 761 STUDENTS AT 14 PARTNER SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2018, THE PROGRAM SERVED 873 STUDENTS AT 14 PARTNER SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS. 100% OF PARTNERS REPORTED THAT THE PROGRAM IS A "VERY GOOD FIT" FOR STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE IN A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM SETTING. -THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES PAID VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO YOUTH WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. YOUTH WORK IN COHORTS OF PEERS TO BUILD BOATS AND DEVELOP WORK READINESS SKILLS SUCH AS COLLABORATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM SERVED 44 YOUTH. IN 2018, THE PROGRAM SERVED 48 YOUTH. 100% OF THESE YOUTH REPORTED THAT THE PROGRAM HELPED THEM FIGURE OUT THE NEXT STEPS NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.

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