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Casto, James E. – Appalachia, 2000
Describes the YouthBuild program in Fayette County, West Virginia, a federally funded program administered locally by the Southern Appalachian Labor School. Participants are unemployed youths aged 16-24, mostly school dropouts, who alternate between 1 week of training in repairing and building houses and 1 week studying for a GED or preparing for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
