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B2L NEWS
Community Spotlights, B2L in the news, Events, and Programs. Find out the latest here!


Build 2 Lead Receives Washington State Microenterprise Association Grant for EntreLeadership Programming!
Build 2 Lead was the recipient of the Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA) Grant made by the Washington State Department...
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Mar 1, 20241 min read


Sign up for EntreLeadership!
Build 2 Lead will be launching our first pilot of our entrepreneurial leadership development program “EntreLeadership”. We are excited to...
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Feb 29, 20241 min read


FEBRUARY GameChangers of the Month!
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...
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Feb 29, 20241 min read


Closing the G.A.P. Celebrated Graduation!
On February 8th, Build 2 Lead celebrated the graduation of the most recent cohort of Closing the G.A.P.! Thirteen students finished the...
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Feb 29, 20241 min read


Melanin and Medicine Event Was a Hit!
Build 2 Lead hosted it's 2nd annual Melanin and Medicine Event on February 22nd! Students, community members, volunteers, and partners...
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Feb 29, 20243 min read


Congratulations to Natorius Ezell!
We would like to shout out a huge congratulations to Natorius Ezell on his new role as the Lead Youth Training Specialist! Natorius has...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read


Closing the G.A.P Successes and Gradation!
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...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read


Announcing our 2nd Annual Melanin and Medicine Event!
Build 2 Lead returns this year with another Melanin and Medicine Event at Thomas Jefferson High School in Federal Way on February 22nd!...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read


Closing the G.A.P. Students Welcome Guest Speakers
Closing the G.A.P. students welcomed Kylie Turner from the King County Wastewater Treatment Plant as a guest speaker in January. This...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read


Reaching for Greatness Kicks Off Week 3 with Self-Esteem and Character Development!
Reaching for Greatness is a Build 2 Lead Direct Program for kids in elementary and middle school to learn relationship building,...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read


Don't Forget to Sign Up for Community Council!
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!...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read


Build 2 Lead Shares Executive Board Report
On December 14th, Build 2 Lead shared it's Executive Board Report with it's committee members. The Executive staff has been working to...
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Dec 30, 20232 min read


Recap on our December 5th, 14th Listening Sessions
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...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read


Build 2 Lead Celebrates the Holidays
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...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read


Civic Champions Welcomes Luckisha Phillips as Guest Speaker!
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...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read


Reaching for Greatness Launches in December!
Reaching for Greatness launched on December 4th with our new cohorts of Elementary School Students at Jennie Reed Elementary in Tacoma,...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read


November GameChanger of the Month
With many programs starting this fall, we like to take the time to recognize students who go above and beyond! Congratulations to...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read


Sign up for our next Listening Session on December 5th!
Our next P.O.W.E.R. Council Listening session is coming up soon! This In-Person session will be held at the HealthPoint Clinic in Des...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read


Build 2 Lead Team attends Workforce Development Symposium in Las Vegas
From Nov. 6th -8th Build 2 Lead staff embarked on our first group work trip in Las Vegas, NV. Our staff attended the National Association...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read


Online P.O.W.E.R. Listening Session was a success!
On November 14th, Build 2 Lead held a virtual listening session that was attended by 26 participants. The B2L Listening Sessions are...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read
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