BUILD TRYBE
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Build Trybe (formally known as Healthy Living & Food Systems) is a mentorship community that builds health, independence and empowers youth with employable skills. It is a bridge connecting youth, who lack a stable support system, to opportunity. Our team of trade experts and community partners introduce and connect youth to three skill-based career paths:
Culinary
- Initial culinary training with Sooner Than Later.
- Advanced culinary training with Nourish KC.
- Connection to jobs through a network of chefs and restaurants with entry level jobs.
Construction
- Initial building trades training through community partners.
- Advanced building trades training through Maker Village KC.
- Connection to jobs and additional trainings through a network of building trade companies.
To purchase items made by our youth or hire the Community Trybe for a custom project, email Theo at theodore.bunch@cornerstonesofcare.org.
Horticulture
- Initial landscape and horticulture training at Cornerstones of Care urban farms and with our community partners: Cultivate KC, KC Farm School, BoysGrow and Nile Valley Aquaponics.
- Advanced landscape and horticulture training with community partners.
- Connection to jobs and additional trainings through a network of landscaping companies.
More About Our Youth
- Community Trybe — Teens and young adults ages 16-23 who are in our Pathways transitional living and/or youth educational success (YES) programs and community members.
- Campus Trybe — Youth 12-18 who are in our 24/7 residential treatment program and/or therapeutic schools.
More About Our Name
Build +
create, grow, shape, improve
Try +
attempt your best, engage and explore
Be +
become, evolve
Trybe
village, community, us
Build Trybe in the News
May 18, 2023
Build Trybe is building hope for KC youth – Fox4
October 11, 2022
Build Trybe outgrows incubator mode, taking over Maker Village KC to train at-risk youth in trades – Startland News
October 6, 2022
Build Trybe How-To – Making | PBS
October 6, 2022
Build Trybe – Making | PBS
Thank You to Our Growing Network of Partners
Email Theo at theodore.bunch@cornerstonesofcare.org to join our network of companies and community partners.
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We feel passionate about this program, and are always happy to show the impact it has with our community. We welcome you to get involved as a volunteer, come out for a guided tour of one of our farm or construction sites or join us as community partner.
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