B2L NEWS

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,...

With many programs starting this fall, we like to take the time to recognize students who go above and beyond! Congratulations to...

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...

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...

On November 14th, Build 2 Lead held a virtual listening session that was attended by 26 participants. The B2L Listening Sessions are...