R3 Development NFP

As a vehicle for job-training and community transformation, R3 employs youth to rehab blighted or dilapidated properties in east st. louis, Illinois. We train our youth to grow in healthy relationships as well as empower them with skills needed to successfully enter the workforce. We specialize in construction trades training. We host programs that encourage racial reconciliation in the east st. louis region where hundreds of outside volunteers serve the mission through partnerigin in home rehab events attended by multiple races.

Youthbuild provides alternative schooling for opportunity youth (ages 16-24) who need specialized help obtaining their high school diploma and preparing for their future the program meets three times per week and includes one-on-one tutoring using penn foster to obtain a high school diploma, construction credentials in carpentry and solar insallation through the national center for construction education and research (nccer), and a leadership and responsibility component intertwined into the fabric of the program. We provide thorough case management services in collaboration with local partners to provide "wraparound services" for everything from buying work clothes to childcare.