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NBC News' Jacob Ward takes an in-depth look at the "Year Up" program that is helping students without college degrees get jobs in the tech industry. View the story on NBC News
Year Up celebrates 20-Year Anniversary and 30,000 students served with virtual event on "Powering the Movement." Read the press release

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Gaining Skills Virtually to Close the Inequality Gap

By Steve Lohr | Jun 7, 2020

Successful job-training programs for low-income young people have long been held in person.

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How the pandemic is propelling demand for short-term college programs

By Hari Sreenivasan | Jan 26, 2021

It’s been a brutal academic year for higher education, with enrollment down in the fall more than 560,000 undergraduate students compared to 2019.

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Year Up Aims to Tackle U.S. Racial Wealth Gap

By Julia Chatterley | Jun 12, 2020

"Young people need a hand up, not a handout,” says Gerald Chertavian, Founder and CEO of Year Up wh

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As black jobless rate soars, Year Up and partners Merck, Amazon and others offer career development

By Sharon Epperson | Jun 5, 2020

KEY POINTS The unemployment rate for black Americans rose to 16.8%, the highest level in a decade, and exceeded that of whit

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What’s Holding Companies Back From Expanding Diversity

By Maitane Sardon and Dieter Holger | Oct 26, 2019

Among the challenges: creating a more diverse pipeline and measuring the extent of the problem

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In The News

Resume Issues? Need An Internship? This Organization Can Help

By Amr Alfiki | Feb 8, 2019

For many college students, a crucial step on the path to a good job — or career — is the internship.
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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

Year Up Announces New Partnership with NBCUniversal to Provide More Young Adults with Pathways to Meaningful Careers

Mar 23, 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