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Year Up United’s CEO and President, Ellen McClain, and Year Up United graduate, Simge Yildirimkaya, underscore the vital need for skills-based hiring in an interview with CBS New York. View the story here

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Garrett Moran, Former COO of Blackstone's Private Equity Group, Appointed Year Up United National Board Chair Read the press release

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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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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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Year Up’s Chertavian finds a successor in Ellen McClain

By Jon Chesto | Oct 16, 2023

On Tuesday, Year Up will announce that president Ellen McClain will take over as chief executive on Dec. 1.

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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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LinkedIn and Year Up partner for a more diverse IT future

By Sarah K. White | Mar 14, 2022

In the CIO Magazine article "LinkedIn and Year Up partner for a more diverse IT future" by Sarah K. White:

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Leading workforce development organization Year Up United announces 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Oct 23, 2025

Inductees will be recognized as part of Year Up United’s 25-year celebration of influence and impact for expanding access to opportunity for untapped talent.
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Press Releases

Year Up Receives Grant from Truist Foundation to Create Career Pathways for 2,400 Students

Mar 5, 2024

Year Up Names Ellen McClain as Next CEO and President

Oct 17, 2023

Year Up Appoints Three New Members to Its National Board of Directors

Sep 26, 2023

Year Up’s Annual Alumni Summit Focuses on “Bridging the Gap” to Increase Access to Opportunity

Sep 13, 2023

Year Up Announces Launch of Client Advisory Board to Further Advance Skills-Based Hiring

Aug 29, 2023