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Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides urban young adults 18-24, with a unique combination of technical and professional skills, college credits, an educational stipend and corporate internship.
Our success is our graduates -- enabling them to move on to full-time employment and higher education. Year Up is about providing opportunities for urban young adults to demonstrate their true potential. We have achieved excellent results to date:
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WALK FOR OPPORTUNITY
On Thursday, May 13, 2010, Year Up held its first annual Walk for Opportunity across all six of its sites: Atlanta, Boston, National Capital Region, New York, Providence, and San Francisco Bay Area. Thousands across the country walked to raise awareness of the Opportunity Divide, and the ability of young adults, social sector organizations, businesses, higher education and government to work together to galvanize the US economic recovery by tapping into the talent of America's motivated, talented, urban young adults.
The Walk for Opportunity is a historic step in Year Up’s journey for social and economic justice, a journey rooted in an unwillingness to accept the Opportunity Divide and an unshakable belief that to galvanize the US economic recovery by tapping into the talent of America's motivated, talented, urban young adults.
We are honored to have you join us on that journey. View Photos from the event.
JOBS FOR THE FUTURE ISSUES REPORT ON YEAR UP Jobs for the Future issued a Report about Year Up in their publication Dollars and Sense: How "Career First" Programs Like Year Up Benefit Youth and Employers. This report describes the Year Up model, highlighting its extraordinary employer commitment and participation.
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Opportunity Knocks Names Year Up a Winner of “3rd Annual Best Nonprofit to Work For.”
Employees laud organization for adherence to their mission of closing the Opportunity Divide and work/life quality. Read More
Year Up Highlights Importance of Education and Job Training in 2010 at NYSEOn Tuesday, January 5, 2010, Year Up highlighted the importance of education and job training in 2010 in the midst of a recession and with the US preparing to compete with global economies. In honor of the occasion, Lisette Nieves, New York Executive Director, Year Up, rings The Closing Bell® Read More
President Obama Visits Year Up
On Friday, June 19, 2009, Year Up was honored and recognized by President Barack Obama with a visit to our National Capital Region site. Our students, staff, corporate and philanthropic partners hosted the president as he toured the program.
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- Year Up recognized among a select group of social innovators. Read more
- Year Up's Founder, Gerald Chertavian speaks about the growing importance of professional work experience for urban students on Fox Business Watch the video
- Year Up's Founder, Gerald Chertavian was recently interviewed by dowser.com Read more
- During the History Channel's series "America The Story of Us," Year Up was featured in a mini documentary video produced by the History Channel and Bank of America Watch the video
- Year Up was featured in CIO magazine on March 1, 2010 Read more
- New Report Critical to Successful Workforce Development Efforts—Year Up Model Offers Lessons for Education and Community Programs Read more
- Year Up was chosen to receive the Corporate Voices for Working Families 2009 “Nonprofit Partner of the Year” award. Read more
- We're hiring! Read more
Year Up Atlanta
- We're looking for mentors! Read more
- Now accepting applications for the September 2010 Class! Read more
- Year Up Atlanta featured in Atlanta Business Chronicle. Read more
Year Up Boston
- On Friday, April 16, 2010, Year Up hosted the Governor and the most senior members of our state government for a conversation about Social Innovation in the Commonwealth Read more
- Year Up Boston holds Open Houses every Wednesday from 2:30-4:00pm. Read more
YEAR UP CHICAGO
- We're looking for students for our September 2010 class. Application Deadlines have been extended to August 6th! Fill out an interest form
- We're hiring! Read more
YEAR UP NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
- Year Up Mentor, Jimmy Lynn featured on Washington Post Read More
- Undergraduate students at Georgetown University’s works with Year Up to provide coaching for students preparing to enter a Business Plan Competition hosted by the school. Read More
Year Up New York City
- Year Up NYC, rings The Closing Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange Read More
- Year Up NYC organized two events in Winter 2009 that focused on aspects of diversity in IT talent: CIO Roundtable on Millennial Talent & Women in IT Events Read More
- Year Up NYC hosted our second major benefit at Cipriani Wall Street on November 12, 2009. Read More
Year Up Providence
- Year Up was featured in the manufacturing section of the internal newsletter Citizens Today. Read More
Year Up San Francisco Bay Area
- Now accepting applications for its September class. Deadline to apply is August 13th, 2010! Read More
- Welcome Class 4! Read More
- We were featured in the 3-29-09, San Francisco Chronicle. Read More
- Year Up San Francisco Bay area feature on ABC 7 News. View Video
- Celebrate our 1st year with us Read More