Students from the six YouthBuild programs across Massachusetts gathered on November 15, 2007, at 72 Bank Street, home of the YouthBuild Fall River program, for a day-long Annual Chess Tournament. The competition that encourages competition, networking and social skill building involves all kinds of board games including checkers, connect-4, Monopoly, Scrabble and dominoes. "These kids are using problem-solving skills and math without being in a classroom," commented program director Terry Moran. YouthBuild , a ten-month construction skills training curriculum for men and women ages 17-24 who have not completed high school, is operated in Fall River by the Old Colony YMCA.  Click here, here, and here to see other YouthBuild projects. For more information about the program, contact YouthBuild Program Director Terry Moran at 508-678-1975.
 

(Top row, left and center) YouthBuild participants from across Massachusetts compete over chessboards to see who will be the all-around champion for the day. (Top row, right) YouthBuild Fall River director Terry Moran, right, goes over the scoring with some of the team leaders. (Middle row, left) Mikey Leonirio competes with Kaimari Mills from the Fall River YouthBuild in a Connect 4 game. (Middle row, right) Felix Garcia oversees a game of checkers between Tina Slart and her opponent from a competitor from a team outside of Fall River. (Bottom row, center) Flavio Supo, Elias Annaya, Adam Woods, Luke Berube and Rickey Powell enjoy a game of dominoes.