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Saint-Gobain to Expand Partnership with YouthBuild USA, Inc.
Posted by: Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin
Saint-Gobain has announced a three-year $600,000 grant to YouthBuild USA, Inc. to support the creation of a YouthBuild school in South Africa and an extension of the company's current support of YouthBuild USA’s Green Initiative Program, a green building and job training program. Saint-Gobain will also continue supporting programs in 4 communities where the company has significant has business, including Worcester, Massachusetts.
According to Dorothy Stoneman, Founder and CEO of YouthBuild USA, Inc. “In YouthBuild’s 37-year history, we’ve never had a partner like Saint-Gobain that not only shares our passion for green building and our students’ education and career development, but that also has donated energy-efficient building products and provided technical expertise. The impact the partnership has had on transforming the lives of YouthBuild students is immeasurable, and we cannot wait to take our partnership to the next level.”
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