SUCCESS STORY
Year Up empowers young adults to go
from poverty to a professional career
IN A YEAR.
WHO ARE WE?
WHO DO WE SERVE?
Since opening its doors in 2008, Year Up Bay Area has served more than 1,100 young adults. We train 320 students at our San Francisco and Silicon Valley campuses each year.
To qualify, students must:
Year Up’s model combines the development of marketable job skills, an educational stipend, an internship, college credits and support to help place young adults on a viable path to economic self-sufficiency.
WHO ARE OUR PARTNERS?*
• Have a high school diploma or GED • Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or have legal right to work in the U.S.
* partial listing of Year Up Bay Area’s more than 40 Corporate Partners
OUR IMPACT
360 students
100%
SERVED ANNUALLY
INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
“I feel powerful,”
says Marla Bell, a San Francisco native and recent graduate of Year Up Bay Area. “I’ve accomplished so much in one year. Imagine what I’m going to accomplish in the years to come.” A year ago, Marla was working a dead-end job. Today, she is working full-time at AutoDesk, a software company, as a Training and Organizational Development Assistant. Before Year Up, Marla considered college, but it was not a feasible option due to financial constraints. She was hungry for an opportunity. That’s when she discovered Year Up. Year Up students attend classes for six months in a rigorous academic setting, learning the technical and professional skills necessary to succeed in entry-level technology-based positions. They then put their newlyacquired skills to work at a six-month internship with some of the top companies in the Bay Area.
• Be between the ages of 18 – 24
• Be highly-motivated to learn technical and professional skills for a career in Information Technology (IT)
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94%
WORKING OR STUDYING FULL TIME1
$21.00 $7.25 Federal
Year Up Bay Area Graduate
minimum wage
HOURLY WAGE2
GIVE | VOLUNTEER | HOST | HIRE
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1. Weighted average wage of employed Year Up Bay Area graduates from most recent class; minimum wage: http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/q-a.htm. 2. Positive Outcomes defined as working or in school full time within 4 months of graduation from program.
Marla majored in Project Management and landed her role at AutoDesk as a Training and Organizational Development Intern where she assisted her team with organization and preparation. “Transitioning from being a Year Up intern to a full-time employee felt like I was taking the training wheels off,” admits Marla. “But I’ve learned that personal growth is endless.” Marla proudly stood on stage as the Master of Ceremonies with her job offer already in hand. She is dedicated to uplifting her Bayview-Hunter’s Point community and plans to pursue higher education in Africana studies and eventually start her own nonprofit.
Underrepresented youth have even more reason to work harder. It’s difficult to work hard if you don’t have the tools and resources, and
that’s where Year Up thankfully steps in.
San Francisco Campus, 80 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94104 | 415.512.7588 Silicon Valley Campus, 100 West San Fernando Street, Suite 103, San Jose, CA 95113 | 408.513.3004