Year Up Rhode Island

Enabling young adults to move from minimum wage to meaningful careers in just one year

[Year Up Rhode Island @YearUpRI]

@TravisEscobar Thank you for having us!

[Travis J. Escobar ⚓ @TravisEscobar]

Great day hosting the current @YearUpRI class at Fidelity for a career panel/networking event. 🙏🏽 #fidelityassociate

[Year Up Rhode Island @YearUpRI]

Thank you, @Amica!

[Amica Insurance @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

[Year Up United @YearUpUnited]

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.

[Year Up Rhode Island @YearUpRI]

We are honored to be part of Brian’s legacy. This direct support for RI students means so much 💙

[Year Up United @YearUpUnited]

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

[Year Up United @YearUpUnited]

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: https://t.co/IuM0jcdYzN

[CityYearPhilly @CityYearPhilly]

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.

[Year Up United @YearUpUnited]

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.

[Year Up United @YearUpUnited]

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

[David Morales @DavidMoralesPVD]

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!

[Year Up United @YearUpUnited]

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. https://t.co/8X1roypakY

[Year Up Rhode Island @YearUpRI]

Rosemely! We are so proud.

[CYCLE @CYCLE_RWU]

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.

[Year Up United @YearUpUnited]

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

[Year Up United @YearUpUnited]

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

[Grads of Life @gradsoflife]

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

[Year Up United @YearUpUnited]

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

[Millennial RI @MillennialRI]

📢: 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
https://t.co/sW0OnwboLr

[College Visions @collegevisions]

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!) https://t.co/SMny04O1IT

[The Chronicle of Philanthropy @Philanthropy]

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. https://t.co/s0BEczoUP6