YouthBuild Lake County (YBLC) is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit agency, located in North Chicago, Illinois. We are a National Affiliate of YouthBuild USA and an AmeriCorps program. At YBLC we are proud to provide education and job training services to youth in Lake County. Our mission is to provide at-risk young adults with the education and training necessary to become gainfully employed and build a better future. Our programming consists of education and career training services including academic skill enhancement, high school diploma attainment, leadership development and mentoring activities, green construction training, life skills, case management and counseling, community service opportunities, career exploration and job readiness training, post-secondary educational initiatives, job/college placement, and follow up services.