Year Up Breakfast Sponsor Presentation February 2016

1. Year Up Program Overview
February 23, 2016

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Who we are
• A strategic source of entry-level middle
skill talent for some of America’s
largest and best known companies
• A workforce development organization
that rigorously prepares underserved
young adults for successful corporate
careers
• A non-profit organization dedicated to
closing the Opportunity Divide

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Why We Were Started: The Opportunity Divide

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Our Mission: Closing the Opportunity Divide
Year Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide by
providing urban young adults with the skills, experience,
and support that will empower them to reach their potential
through professional careers and higher education.

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Our Program: A High Expectations High Support Model
Intensive one-year program for young adults ages 18-24:
• 12-months of continuous enrollment at FSCJ
• 6-months of a corporate experiential-learning Internship while
earning 15+ college credit hours
•Potential to earn 48 college credit hours in a year through FSCJ
towards a degree.
Our Program:
Our Model:
Aquila Evans Class 3
Support
Training
Guidance
Experience
• Educational stipends
• College/Career Coaching
• Business Clothing
• Mentors
• Behavioral contract
• Constant feedback
• Hands on training
•High Expectation
• Corporate internship
• Academic Technical skills
• Professional skills

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Who We Work With: Some of Year Up’s Corporate Partners

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Year Up Growth: A National Movement

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Program Details: Learning & Development + Internships
• Advising & Mentoring
• Professional Skills
Semester I:
Classroom
Learning & Development
Months 1-6
• Advising & Mentoring
• On-going academic training at Year Up
(Wednesday afternoons)
Semester II:
Experiential Learning
Internship
Months 7-12
Business Analyst
Customer Service
Desktop Support
Financial Operations
It Analyst
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Website Support
• 26 week internship
• 36 hours per week
• 15 credit hours through FSCJ
• 26 week program
• FSCJ & Year Up
• Up to 30 credit hours
through FSCJ
• English Composition
• Financial Accounting
• IT Security/Networking
• Economics
• Business Law/HW & SW Config.
• Microcomputer Applications
• Business Administration Capstone
• Speech Comm. for Bus. Professionals
• Intro. to Applied Ethics
• Human Relations in Bus. & Industry

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Results
• 80% of students complete Learning
and Development
• 100% of qualified students placed in
internships
• 85% of graduates are either
employed, in college, or both within
4 months of graduation
• 98% of partners surveyed conclude
Year Up interns meet or exceed
expectations in technical
preparedness
It's a win for the urban
communities, it's a win for
the students, and it's a win
for our company. We
would not be doing this
unless these students
were active contributors
as employees. And they
more than pull their weight.
Ken Chenault
CEO and Chairman
American Express
Year Up gives them six
months of intensive training
to teach them basics. So by
the time they come here
they know what a job's going
to be like, they know what
an internship is going to be
like, and they can keep on
growing in the job.
Jamie Dimon
CEO and Chairman
JPMorgan Chase

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Year Up: Opportunities for Engagement
• A new strategic source of talent:
• Entry-level talent through Year Up internships
• Experienced workers through YUPro
• Engage with our program:
• Sponsoring a student seat
• Mentors
• Friday speakers series
• Business clothing drives
• Introduce us to other Jacksonville leaders
• Contribute to our program through your foundation

11. Click below to watch the 90 second 60 Minutes episode about Year Up
For more information:
Contact Wendy Norfleet at wnorfleet@yearup.org or 904-632-5154