Year Up

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Year Up is an award-winning national 501(c)(3) organization striving to close the opportunity divide by providing urban young adults ages 18-24 with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education. Through a one-year intensive training program, these young adults complete a unique combination of rigorous, hands-on technical and professional skills, college credit, and corporate internships. With an annual operating budget of $90 million, Year Up will serve over 2,500 students in 2015 nationwide. Year Up takes three approaches to closing the opportunity divide. Our core sites are based on our founding program model – direct service programming where facilities, staff, infrastructure, academics, and all other aspects of the program are managed by Year Up staff. The Professional Training Corps is a community college-based model that provides an opportunity for students to engage in meaningful workforce.