B2L NEWS

Our next P.O.W.E.R. Council Listening session is coming up soon! Sign up for our April 11th We have also added multiple dates this...

Build 2 Lead program Civic Champions is a course where high school aged youth learn about the power of advocacy within the various levels...

Build 2 Lead staff play a pivotal role in empowering students by actively participating in their lives beyond the classroom, showcasing...

Build 2 Lead is currently seeking applicants to join our board! Interested in making a difference in your community? Work with Build 2...

Build 2 Lead was the recipient of the Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA) Grant made by the Washington State Department...

Build 2 Lead will be launching our first pilot of our entrepreneurial leadership development program “EntreLeadership”. We are excited to...

Every month, Build 2 Lead will highlight students in our programs who are really putting in the work! We are excited to share some of the...

On February 8th, Build 2 Lead celebrated the graduation of the most recent cohort of Closing the G.A.P.! Thirteen students finished the...

Build 2 Lead hosted it's 2nd annual Melanin and Medicine Event on February 22nd! Students, community members, volunteers, and partners...

We would like to shout out a huge congratulations to Natorius Ezell on his new role as the Lead Youth Training Specialist! Natorius has...

Build 2 Lead's programs have been seeing great results and excellent student participation. Closing the G.A.P. is one of Build 2 Lead's...

Build 2 Lead returns this year with another Melanin and Medicine Event at Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Way on February 22nd!...

Closing the G.A.P. students welcomed Kylie Turner from the King County Wastewater Treatment Plant as a guest speaker in January. This...

Reaching for Greatness is a Build 2 Lead Direct Program for kids in elementary and middle school to learn relationship building,...

Build 2 Lead along with the P.O.W.E.R Council and other partners are excited to launch the Community Council for healthcare advocacy!...

On December 14th, Build 2 Lead shared it's Executive Board Report with it's committee members. The Executive staff has been working to...

This month B2L and our P.O.W.E.R Partners held community listening sessions for our P.O.W.E.R Council healthcare initiative on Dec. 5th...

Build 2 Lead held our last staff meeting of 2023 and ended it with a white elephant gift exchange and celebration at Wicked Pie Pizza in...

We had a very good month of civic champions! Cohort 1 began their unit 1 projects which are letters to city hall. Cohort 2 students are...

Reaching for Greatness launched on December 4th with our new cohorts of Elementary School Students at Jennie Reed Elementary in Tacoma,...