 It was a day of celebration for Bemidji's Bicap YouthBuild program. Josh Peterson shows us how a two-year house construction project has inspired the youth who built the home. Home is where the heart is. And over the past few years, lots of heart was put into this new house. The structure was built by Area Youth through the Bicounty Cap YouthBuild program with the philosophy to foster and support youth development and growth. They start on the construction from the very beginning. We do sub-out, the bigger stuff like the concrete and things like that but right to the roofing, right to the finished trim inside. All the way from the basement to the rafters, kids that help build this new home not only learn lessons in basic construction but valuable life skills as well. We try and instill not only the building practices that we use but we're also trying to just give them a good work ethic too. For the hands that built this home, this project was one of inspiration and has led some of the young workers to future careers in construction. I'd like to work for a crew or go work for Carl Sanderson. For others, the program has paved the way to continue working on other projects and inspiring youth as well. I'm thinking about going to college and becoming a life skill specialist for youth build. From the groundbreaking back in 2015, this project has now officially wrapped up with the home waiting for its new owner. However for the instructors, it's a proud moment and a time to reflect. It's a matter of just overcoming some obstacles whether it be in life or on the job and whether it's a construction job or any other kind of job. In Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. And the youth build program already has another new home project under construction. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.