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Gerald Chertavian at the Social Innovation Summit discusses “How Social Innovation Surpasses Good, and Becomes Great”Social Innovation Summit, 12/4/12
Gerald Chertavian speaks about the importance of library with @ Your Library, The Campaign for America’s Libraries@ Your Library, The Campaign for America’s Libraries, 9/5/12
Social entrepreneur Gerald Chertavian's A Year Up: Interview with WGBH BostonWGBH Boston, 8/14/12
Gerald Chertavian and A Year Up on MSNBC's The CycleThe Cycle, 8/14/12
Gerald Chertavian: Leaders Coming Together to Create Real Opportunities for Young AdultsThe Huffington Post, 8/6/12
Bill Thompson interviews Gerald Chertavian on "A Year Up"Bill Thompson's Eye on Books, 8/6/12
"Year Up" program helps low-income grads find good-paying jobs: Gerald appears on CBS This MorningCBS This Morning, 8/1/12
For Urban Youth, A Jobs Program with a FutureThe Fiscal Times, 7/30/12
A Year Up is #3 on the Wall Street Journal Best Sellers listThe Wall Street Journal, 7/27/12
A Year Up: Building an Inclusive EconomyDowser.org, 7/27/12
Gerald Chertavian interviewed on Fox 5 NewsFox 5, 7/27/12
A Year Up is #2 on the USA Today Best Seller listUSA Today, 7/26/12
A Year Up makes the New York Times Best Seller list for August 5The New York Times, 7/25/12
Getting Ahead in ‘A Year Up’: An Interview with Gerald ChertavianKirkus Reviews, 7/24/12
Gerald Chertavian: To Jumpstart the Economy, Look to Our YouthHuffington Post, 7/24/12
An Interview With Gerald Chertavian, Founder of Year UpYouth Radio, 7/24/12
Year Up Seeks To Help Youth Bridge ‘Opportunity Divide’Radio Boston, 7/24/12
Year Up’s Gerald Chertavian is a turnaround artistBoston Globe Magazine, 7/22/12
In the US today, there are 5 million young adults who have not progressed beyond a high school diploma and are neither employed nor enrolled in postsecondary education. Meanwhile, over the next decade, American companies will face a shortage of 14 million educated workers.
Before Year Up, Orion Casey was earning minimum wage as a teaching assistant while raising two young daughters. During the program, she developed her professional skills and earned an internship at M Block & Sons. She graduated from Year Up Chicago in July 2011 and was hired full-time by M Block & Sons as an IT Specialist.
