Affordable Housing

As a licensed general contractor, YouthBuild Lake County has received the Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) designation from Lake County. Our trainees have helped to complete one demolition project and have built three affordable homes in North Chicago. In 2009 we began building our first Green energy-efficient home – the first in North Chicago -and will start building a second one during the 2010-2011 program year. Building in their communities gives our trainees a real sense of pride in addition to improving their marketable construction skills.

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