Father’s Day is just around the corner, and we have a truly inspiring story of a young father who has worked his way up to provide for his family. Diego Wences graduated from the Year Up Arizona program in 2017 and was hired up by Bank of America following a 6-month internship. Two years later, […]

Two Arizona nonprofits — Junior Achievement of Arizona and Year Up Arizona — have been named the 2018 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder award recipients for their work in providing financial education and job readiness training for underserved children and young adults. Each nonprofit will receive $200,000 in unrestricted grant funding through to program to […]

Year Up Arizona will expand its operational capacity to provide higher education and professional career opportunities to more low-income, young adults who are not in school or employed, thanks to a $750,000 grant from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation. The program provides a free, one-year job training curriculum for those 18 to 24 years […]