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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:


  • 100% placement of qualified students into internships
  • 83% student retention
  • 90% of interns meet or exceed internship partner expectations
  • 87% of graduates placed in full or part-time positions within 4 months of graduation
  • $15/hr average wage at placement

YEAR UP SUPPORTS HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORT
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The Year Up family extends its thoughts and prayers to the people of Haiti and to their families and loved ones affected by the earthquake that caused severe devastation. As we continue to lend our assistance to those in need during this difficult time— including our own Year Up community— we stand in solidarity with the Haitian people and global community to pledge our support as Haiti recovers and rebuilds from this tragedy.

For those who would like to assist with relief efforts, we encourage you to support your local organizations, or below are a few suggestions for your consideration:

American Red Cross logoThe American Red Cross has staff on the ground in Haiti and has an extensive partnership with the Haitian Red Cross, which is expected to lead the Red Cross response to the earthquake. The American Red Cross has made available all of the relief supplies from its warehouse in Panama which would provide for basic needs for approximately 5,000 families. In addition, it is deploying a disaster management specialist to Haiti.  

American Red Cross logoCatholic Relief Services, an international humanitarian organization, has been working in Haiti for 55 years. CRS has made an initial commitment of $5 million for immediate use in the relief effort. CRS is mobilizing food and gearing up emergency capacity, and deploying prepositioned emergency shelter and hygiene kits in Haiti, as well as bringing supplies in from the neighboring Dominican Republic.  

Doctors without Borders LogoDoctors Without Borders teams are treating hundreds of people injured in the quake and have been setting up clinics in tents to replace their own damaged medical facilities.  

 

Oxfam AmericaOxfam America has a staff of about 200 people on the ground in Haiti and a team of 15 highly-experienced emergency specialists based in the capital will be responding with public health, water and sanitation services to prevent the spread of waterborne disease.  

 

Oxfam AmericaPartners In Health, with hospitals and highly trained medical staff in place in Haiti, is mobilizing resources and preparing plans to bring medical assistance and supplies to areas that have been hardest hit by the earthquake.  

 

 

 

Oxfam AmericaUNICEF will deploy essential aid—including safe water, sanitation supplies, therapeutic foods, medical supplies and temporary shelter materials—as quickly as possible to assist with recovery efforts. UNICEF will also focus on children who have become separated from their families to protect them from harm or exploitation.


Year Up at the NYSE closing bell Year Up Highlights Importance of Education and Job Training in 2010 at NYSE
On 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®
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President Obama picture at Year UpPresident Obama Visits Year Up
On Friday, June 19, 2009, Year Up was honored and recognized by President Barack Obama with a visit to our Washington, DC site. Our students, staff, corporate and philanthropic partners hosted the president as he toured the program.
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Year Up was chosen to receive the Corporate Voices for Working Families 2009 “Nonprofit Partner of the Year” award. Read more


News Hour with Jim LehrOn 12.23.08, Year Up was Featured on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer. Watch the video

   

 

National
  • 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
  • Year Up featured in The Newshour with Jim Lehrer. Click here to watch the video.
  • Year Up featured on NECN News Night, 21st Century Skills Report, December 10, 2008.
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  • Year Up featured in 10-29-08 Entrepreneur.com article. Read more
  • Year Up featured in 10-14-08 Boston Globe. Read more
  • Year Up 2005 graduate, Rashawn Facey-Castillo, gives speech in Washington D.C. at the Our America event. Read more
  • Gerald Chertavian Named to Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Read more
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    Gerald Chertavian to Be Inducted Into International Ashoka Fellowship. Read More
  • Year Up wins the 2008 Fast Company Social Capital Award. Read more
  • Year Up Announces $10M Commitment from Microsoft. Read more or View video
  • Watch our Student Video View
  • We're hiring! Read more

Year Up Atlanta
  • Year Up Atlanta cordially invites you to join our graduation ceremony. Read more
  • Now accepting applications for the September 2010 Class! Read more
  • Year Up Atlanta was featured in Youth Today Read more

Year Up Boston
  • Join Xconomy for their 3rd annual Battle of the Tech Bands benefit event for Year Up and Science Club for Girls Read More
  • Year Up cordially invites you to join our graduation ceremony with guest speaker Chancellor Keith Motley, University of Massachusetts Boston. Read More
  • Now accepting applications for our March class - Year Up Boston holds Open HousesFriday from 10:00-11:30am. Read more

Year Up New York City
  • Year Up NYC will host our 6th Graduation at Cipriani Wall Street on February 2, 2010 honoring Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav of the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development and American Express. Read More
  • 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 Providence will graduate its ninth class on Friday, January 29 at the Westin Providence. RI Commissioner of Higher Education Raymond DePasquale will serve as the Keynote Speaker. Read more
    Congratulations Class of July 2009! Read More
  • 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 March class. Deadline to apply is February 5th, 2010! Read More
  • Welcome third class! 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

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