Year Up Rhode Island
@YearUpRI
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Enabling young adults to move from minimum wage to meaningful careers in just one year
Providence, RI
Joined September 2010
Great day hosting the current @YearUpRI class at Fidelity for a career panel/networking event. 🙏🏽 #fidelityassociate
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Thank you, @Amica!
We recently concluded a clothing drive to benefit @YearUpRI, a nonprofit that provides young adults with important professional skills. These clothing and accessory items will help build the closets of young professionals as they continue to learn! #AmicaCommunity
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We're honored to be a @NBAFoundation grant recipient! Thank you to the @NBA for helping to further our mission of closing the Opportunity Divide.
Grantee Spotlight: @YearUp Year Up is a national workforce development organization committed to creating equitable access to economic opportunity, education, and justice for all young adults—no matter their background, income, or zip code Learn more at https://t.co/NtBRCeC8M1
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We are honored to be part of Brian’s legacy. This direct support for RI students means so much 💙
Thank you to @Hasbro’s Brian Goldner Center for Transforming Futures for their support of our young adults and our mission to close the Opportunity Divide. Learn more about The Brian Goldner Student Support Fund here: https://t.co/wlf8nFHUkb
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Featured on the front page of the @nytimes' Business section, the article “These Job-Training Programs Work, and May Show Others the Way” by @SteveLohr spotlights Year Up as an example of a program that works. Read the full article here:
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A handful of innovators have developed successful programs to help lift low-income workers into the middle class. Can their model become the norm?
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It's #CYP25th Day 21! Today's spotlight is on David Guzman. David served as an @AmeriCorps member in 2013-14 at Grover Washington Middle School and 2014-15 at South Philadelphia High School. David recently relocated to Providence, RI for his new role as Director of @YearUpRI.
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We're honored to be a @NBAFoundation grant recipient! The @NBA's support will help to further our mission of closing the Opportunity Divide and provide young adults with access to education and economic opportunities.
Today, the NBA Foundation has announced 40 new and renewed grants totaling $20 million to create employment opportunities, further career advancement, and drive greater economic empowerment for Black youth. Learn more at https://t.co/18d1O413p9
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This Black Philanthropy Month, we're celebrating Black giving in all its forms! Learn more about joining the Black Opportunity Alliance: https://t.co/bUmawSYuxt
#BlackPhilanthropyMonth #BPM2022 #BPM365 @BlackGiving365
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As a Coach & Employment Manager at @YearUpRI, I have the pleasure to help young adults as they work towards a fulfilling well-paying career! Today, our graduating class completed their internship while our other class finished their coursework in preparation of their internship!
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Thanks to their experiences at @YearUpDFW, all three Hamad siblings are finding new pathways to education and career success—and they’re doing it together. Read their story.
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Nadeen Hamad’s transformational experience at Year Up compelled her to encourage her sister, Sahar, and brother, Ahmad, to also enroll in the program. Now, all three Hamad siblings are finding new...
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Rosemely! We are so proud.
So appreciative of @regeneration_ri for cultivating space for our communities. Shout out to Rosemely, @YearUpRI alum who is currently in @equityinst’s TA to BA prog w @CollegeUnbound as a teacher assistant in @CFSchoolsRI. This is the work.
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NEW FINDINGS: Every $1.00 invested in @YearUp results in a benefit of $2.46 to society. It pays to invest in Opportunity Talent. Read more about the #YearUpImpact in the latest PACE study results: https://t.co/zT5axBm3rC
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Year Up has 5 runner slots for the 2022 @nycmarathon on November 6! As part of #TCSNYCMarathon Team Year Up, you'll get training & fundraising support, cool swag, networking opportunities, and more. Please submit your interest form by May 31st: https://t.co/HwpVEvxE4g
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Skills-based hiring emphasizes a candidate’s technical skills over degrees but myths about the practice's efficacy still exist. Dispelling these misconceptions is key to ensuring a #skillsbasedhiring approach actually works. https://t.co/5ZWPdLx2UB
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We've partnered with @NFL player @demario__davis and the @playercoalition to spread the word about the #OpportunityDivide! Learn more about Year Up, a proud @InspireChange grant recipient, and how you can get involved at https://t.co/GG7fx1vohY
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📢: Attendees who participate in our networking bingo this Thursday can win FREE passes to @RIFoodFights 9th Annual ICED COFFEE Summer Celebration in July. 25 Ice Coffees from all over RI. $150 value. 200+ registered. Buy your ticket today! @WaterFireProv
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College Visions is seeking an Executive Director! Are you passionate about supporting first-generation students? Want to help a strong community-based organization grow? Check us out (and, please share!)
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The goal is not to raise money, Year Up says, but to build a tight community among those who share the same passion: the advancement of young Black adults.
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The antipoverty organization hopes the group will strengthen its ties to supporters and help them connect with one another.
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"My biggest blessings in life came from the power of one single person believing in me. I hope to do the same thing back for others, whenever I can," shared @NickiMarieInc. Read our Q&A to learn why Nicki supports Year Up & what she's learned. https://t.co/ik5kCEjGuB
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Nicki Maher has supported Year Up young adults in various ways, including mentoring students, hosting interns, and hiring graduates. Hear about her experiences.
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