DMACC receives funds for YouthBuild program

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Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will receive a U.S. Department of Labor grant to fund its YouthBuild Program, Sen. Tom Harkin announced.Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will receive a U.S. Department of Labor grant to fund its YouthBuild Program, Sen. Tom Harkin announced.The program will provide disadvantaged youth ages 18 to 24 with the opportunity to complete a Graduate Equivalency Diploma and receive carpentry training and college credit. Participants will construct two houses for low-income families in Des Moines, which will be sold by Habitat for Humanity. Several major construction companies in the Des Moines area have committed to interview YouthBuild graduates for employment, Harkin said in a press release.