{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-688.100","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 688.100","heading":"What is YouthBuild?","body":"(a) YouthBuild is a workforce development program that provides employment, education, leadership development, and training opportunities to disadvantaged and low-income youth between the ages of 16 and 24, most of whom are secondary school drop outs and are either a member of a low-income family, a foster care youth, a youth who is homeless, an offender, a youth with a disability, a child of an incarcerated parent, or a migrant youth.\n(b) Program participants receive education services that may lead to either a high school diploma or its State-recognized equivalent. Further, they receive occupational skills training and are encouraged to pursue postsecondary education or additional training, including registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. The program is designed to create a skilled workforce either in the construction industry, through the rehabilitation and construction of housing for homeless and low-income individuals and families, as well as public facilities, or in other in-demand industries or occupations. The program also benefits the larger community because it provides increased access to affordable housing.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 688—PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM","Subpart A—Purpose and Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"7ecdfbfd4f1efd23d30387a4ec2d11f9b4fad400648da88e1b26dbbef99d9459","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-687.200","next":"us/20-cfr-688.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}