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Case Study: BUILD Facilities

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Describe the auspices of your agency (i.e. public, private-non-profit, proprietary, etc.) BUILD is a non-for profit 401c3 agency that consist of many high impact programs to help improve the lives of the at risk youth in the communities it serves. All funds that are donated or earned at BUILD is used to successfully pursue the organizations mission. Discuss (briefly) the history of the agency The BUILD program started in 1969, in the Logan square community. The BUILD facility was the size of a local corner store and BUILD’s main focus at that stage was only gang intervention. During this period there were fewer than 200 youth participating in the gang intervention program (). Since the start of BUILD 46 years ago the program has grown enormously,

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