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New York
Alumni
Seizing Opportunities to Grow: Candacy Jeffery
Candace is a Data Coordinator at The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) & Year Up New York Graduate, Class of July 2017.
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Black Lives Matter.
Systemic and institutional racism plays a key role in determining which young adults get opportunities to experience economic mobility, and which young adults face countless obstacles to reaching their full potential. At Year Up, we have worked for 20 years to remove these obstacles knowing the systems were flawed, and we will always have more work to do.
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Puget Sound
Alumni
Jameela Roland: Choosing to Thrive
"When my sister reminded me about Year Up, I realized I had a lot to lose, but even more to gain. I had one opportunity to do what I hadn't: thrive."
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Puget Sound
Alumni
Pathways Intertwined at Microsoft: The Adhikari Sisters
How pursuing their own paths landed sisters and Year Up alumnae, Sunny and Salma Adhikari, at a global leader in tech.
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Puget Sound
Supervisor
Breaking Down Barriers: Managing Through Mentorship at Microsoft
Internship Supervisor Mike Staten proves that expanding opportunity yields real results.
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