Awards

Best NonProfits to Work For by the NonProfit Times, April 2011
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Adrienne Williams Spellman Diversity Award, April 2011
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Hosea Williams Award for Community Activism, 2011
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Philanthropedia Top 17 National Nonprofits, September 2010
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Best Nonprofit to Work For Award, February 2010
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Corporate Voices for Working Families Nonprofit Partner of the Year award 2009
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Robin Hood Heros Award, December 2008
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Gerald Chertavian Named to Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, March 2008
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International Ashoka Fellowship, 2008
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Fast Company's Social Capitalist Award, 2008
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Fast Company's Social Capitalist Award, 2007
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Freedom House: Archie R. Williams Technology Award, May 2005

Fast Company's Social Capitalist Award, 2005
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Commonwealth Corporation's Excellence in Partnership Awards:
Dr. Stanley Z. Koplik Commitment to Learning Award, June, 2004

The Manhattan Institute Social Entrepreneurship Awards, Fall 2003
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Press About Year Up

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The New York Times, January 2012
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Amsterdam News, January 2011
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Diversity Journal, January 2012
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Barron's, December 2011
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Barron's, December 2011
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Bloomberg TV, December 2011
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Time Magazine, November 2011
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Atlanta Journal Constitution, September 2011
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Fortune Magazine, September 2011
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Forbes, September 2011
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Fox News, Atlanta, August 2011
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What Matters, July 2011
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New York Post, June 2011
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USA Today, April 2011
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Bed-Stuy Patch, March 2011
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The New York Times, January 28 ,2011
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The New York Times, January 24, 2011
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Allure Magazine, January 2011
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Deusche Bank Community Focus, Winter 2010
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Good Men Project Magazine, November 1, 2010
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TMCnet.com, October 28, 2010
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US News and World Report, October 27, 2010
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YouthToday.org, October 4, 2010
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ShiningCity.tv, September 28, 2010
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The Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) , September 24, 2010
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Fox Business, June 15, 2010
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Corporate Voices for Working Families, August 2010
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Washington Post, May 21, 2010
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History Channel, " America The Story of Us" Series, May 9, 2010
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Newsweek, May 7, 2010
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Dollars and Sense, May 2010
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Atlanta Business Chronicle, February 2010
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NYSE Euronext, January 5, 2010
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The Washington Post, November 9, 2009
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CSPAN, June 23, 2009
President Obama visits Year Up
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The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, December, 2008
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NECN News Night, 21st Century Skills Report, December 10, 2008
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Entrepreneur.com, October 29, 2008
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Citizens Today, April/May 2008
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MTV and YouthBuild USA Event, April 2008
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New York Times, March 2008
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Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2008
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World Ark, October 2007
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy, September 2007
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The Providence Journal, August 2007
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WBZ-TV Boston, July 2007
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NECN Cover Story, 2007
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WBZ-TV Boston, May 2007
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The Boston Business Journal, October 2006
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Communities & Banking, Summer 2006
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Jobs For the Future - The Career Advancement Portfolio, July 2006
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ABC News, Providence, July 2006

Channel 8 News, Washington, D.C., June 2006

Jobs for the Future Case Study: Our Success is Our Graduates, December 2005
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Sunday with Liz Walker, June 2005

The Providence Journal, April 2005
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Fortune Small Business, March 2005
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Christian Science Monitor, December 2004
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WCVB-Channel 5 CityLine, June 2004

Providence Business News, March 2004
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Commonwealth Magazine, Winter 2003
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