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Year Up United Appoints Three New Directors to Its National Board. Read the release here.

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In a June installment of LinkedIn Social Impact's Conversations That Matter, Susan Murray, Interim CEO at Year Up United, joined LinkedIn to share. View the story.

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NFL's Field of Change Airs on CBS

Dec 27, 2025

The NFL’s Field of Change special aired on CBS in late December, featuring Year Up United and our mission to close the Opportunity Divide.

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LinkedIn's Conversations That Matter

Jun 18, 2025

In a June installment of LinkedIn Social Impact's Conversations That Matter, Susan Murray, Interim CEO at Year Up United, joined LinkedIn to share

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7 challenges IT leaders will face in 2026

Jan 12, 2026

Washington Trust CTO Daryl Clark shares how the company has built a strong IT pipeline through its long‑standing partnership with Year Up United

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New Netflix doc promotes skills-based hiring in the AI era

By Maxwell Millington | Oct 18, 2024

A new documentary from HR software company Workday and LeBron James-owned production company SpringHill is shining a light on skills-based hiring — where people are hired based on what they can do, not their formal educational background.

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These Job-Training Programs Work, and May Show Others the Way

By Steve Lohr | Oct 3, 2022

Year Up is one of a relative handful of nonprofits that have established track records of lifting young adults into jobs that can be ladders to the

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In The News

Year Up United Career Alliance Featured In The Job

Feb 26, 2026

Year Up United and our Career Alliance model were featured in The Job's workforce newsletter, with insights from Mae Tobin-Hochstadt.
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7 challenges IT leaders will face in 2026

Jan 12, 2026

Washington Trust CTO Daryl Clark shares how the company has built a strong IT pipeline through its long‑standing partnership with Year Up United
See more

NFL's Field of Change Airs on CBS

Dec 27, 2025

The NFL’s Field of Change special aired on CBS in late December, featuring Year Up United and our mission to close the Opportunity Divide.
See more

Year Up United nonprofit celebrates 25 years in the Puget Sound region

Sep 18, 2025

KOMO News Anchor Holly Menino spoke with CEO and President Ellen McClain and Seattle Mariners Chairman John Stanton, who helped bring YUU to Puget
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LinkedIn's Conversations That Matter

Jun 18, 2025

In a June installment of LinkedIn Social Impact's Conversations That Matter, Susan Murray, Interim CEO at Year Up United, joined LinkedIn to share
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New documentary "Untapped" makes the case for skills-based hiring

Apr 12, 2025

Year Up United’s CEO and President, Ellen McClain, and Year Up United graduate, Simge Yildirimkaya, underscore the vital need for skills-based hiri
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Press Releases

Year Up Raises $7 Million in Virtual Event Celebrating 20-Year Anniversary and 30,000 Students Served

May 2, 2021

YUPRO (Year Up Professional Resources, PBC) Wins ClearlyRated's 2021 Best of Staffing Client Award for Service Excellence

Feb 2, 2021

Year Up New York | New Jersey Announces $250,000 Grant from the New York Jets

Dec 22, 2020

Year Up Announces $10 Million Commitment from AbbVie to Create Educational and Workforce Development Opportunities for Historically Underserved Youth and Young Adults

Dec 9, 2020

Year Up Professional Resources, PBC (YUPRO) Honored for Best Work-Based Learning Program in U.S. Staffing and Recruiting Industry

Oct 1, 2020