Size_75x75_givemn_logo__2 URBAN BOATBUILDERS INC

A verified US-registered nonprofit

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Our mission is positive youth development through the building and use of wooden boats.

Mission

Our mission is positive youth development through the building and use of wooden boats.

Programs

Each year we partner with eight or ten schools, youth service agencies, juvenile justice programs and community organizations to build fifteen to twenty boats with at-risk youth. We typically work with about 150 youth each year. We also provide year long boat building apprenticeship opportunities to youth including adjudicated youth as an optional part of their aftercare.

Updates and Donor Comments

  1. Thomas K FeinthelThomas K Feinthel 11/16/2011 at 08:27 PM ET
    Gifted people doing inspiring, important work!
  2. Bryan SternBryan Stern 11/16/2011 at 07:24 PM ET
    A great organization...a great cause! As a teacher in Brooklyn, NY and an avid outdoorsman, I believe all urban youth deserve (and need) the opportunity to get away from their typical everyday environment and experience something new - - - like, the satisfaction of building a boat with their own hands and then taking it out into nature for a ride!
  3. Gregory LindbergGregory Lindberg 11/16/2011 at 05:50 PM ET
    Serves a truly high risk population and inspires them to great achievements
  4. Susan DworskySusan Dworsky 11/16/2011 at 05:23 PM ET
    ovarian cancer
  5. Chris D KrummChris D Krumm 11/16/2011 at 04:37 PM ET
    A great organization, with gifted staff/teachers, helping young adults develop technical and life skills. Building boats is about learning math, cultural traditions, working cooperatively, and delaying instant gratification for a bigger payoff. UBI deserves our support.
  6. Mitchell D MulterMitchell D Multer 11/16/2011 at 03:51 PM ET
    An awesome organization with an important misssion.
  7. Michael SnyderMichael Snyder 05/10/2010 at 07:48 AM ET
    In memory of Ted Snyder.
  8. Kristen PoppletonKristen Poppleton 11/17/2009 at 09:44 PM ET
    Still time to make a donation to your favorite charity!
  9. GERALD SICARDGERALD SICARD 11/17/2009 at 02:29 PM ET
    I have boat disease and what keeps it in remission is being around people who like kids and boats
  10. Hilary ZiolsHilary Ziols 11/17/2009 at 08:12 AM ET
    I have never seen an organization with this much heart and soul. Every dollar is used to build youth, one boat at a time.
  11. Mardelle PearsonMardelle Pearson 11/17/2009 at 08:00 AM ET
    Good work with Youth from all walks of life. dedicated staff

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    Our mission is positive youth development through the building and use of wooden boats.
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