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SHA resident and Year Up alumna, Hawa, completed the program in January 2016. After her internship at Facebook, she was offered a position at Microsoft as a Diversity Recruiter.

Year Up has partnered with Seattle Housing Authority to recruit students for their fall program.

Year Up is a one-year leadership and professional development program that combines hands-on, college-level learning with a six-month corporate internship at top companies in the Greater Seattle area. Year Up prepares young adults for careers in Information Technology, Sales and Customer Support, Software Development, and Business Operations. Within four months of completing the program, 85% of Year Up Puget Sound graduates are either employed full-time earning an average of $21 an hour or pursuing their college degree.

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If you have questions, or do not have access to the internet to complete an interest form, please contact Year Up’s Recruitment Team at 206-200-1303 or yupsrecruitment@yearup.org.