YouthBuild Preparatory Academy (YPBA), an umbrella organization which authorized to operate both a school and a YouthBuild program, YouthBuild Providence. YBPA’s mission is to provide a liberating educational experience to all students, with a focus on engaging young men of color, preparing them to be confident, civically engaged leaders. YBPA provides education, occupational skills training, leadership development and post-program placement opportunities to opportunity youth in Providence, Rhode Island’s most distressed neighborhoods: Olneyville, South Providence, Elmwood, and West End. YouthBuild Providence is an affiliate of YouthBuild USA, a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping low-income young people become educated, productive adults in their communities. We are one of roughly 226 YouthBuild programs, nationally.