A Year Up Helping Young Adults Move from Poverty to Professional Careers in a Single Year |
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| Author:
| Chertavian, Gerald |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-312370-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2013 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Plume |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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" Chertavian demonstrates that with hard work and the right supports ... young adults can overcome even the toughest of circumstances."-Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO, Harlem Children's Zone There are many good jobs in America-and many urban young adults eager to take them-if they can bridge the Opportunity Divide that strands many motivated workers at the bottom of the job ladder. In 2000, Gerald Chertavian, a successful technology entrepreneur and...
More Description" Chertavian demonstrates that with hard work and the right supports ... young adults can overcome even the toughest of circumstances."-Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO, Harlem Children's Zone
There are many good jobs in America-and many urban young adults eager to take them-if they can bridge the Opportunity Divide that strands many motivated workers at the bottom of the job ladder.
In 2000, Gerald Chertavian, a successful technology entrepreneur and banker, dedicated his life and business expertise to founding Year Up, an intensive one-year program that provides otherwise stranded young adults with training, mentorship, internships, and ultimately real jobs. Following a single Year Up class from admission through graduation, A Year Up lets students share - in their own words- the challenges, failures, and personal successes they experience during the program. It is the inspiring story of a pioneering program that is bridging the Opportunity Divide, with results that can fuel our economy and revive the American ideal of equal opportunity for all.