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Year Up is a non-profit 

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organization dedicated at closing the opportunity divide.

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and the opportunity divide is essentially
 that space between the most skilled,

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talented young adults and those jobs,

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areas of employment and places
 where those young adults need to be.

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And Year Up likes to stand in that gap
 to make it happen for young adults.

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While Year Up is a fantastic organization that

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gives folks opportunities
 that may not have had opportunities

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in the IT organization.

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Really they teach you business and how businesses work,

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responsibilities, basic responsibilities, that is the biggest thing.

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I think they truly
 and genuinely care about people.

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I think before Year Up,
 I was still even going to college.

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I was still very uncertain of life, 

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of what I'm going to do next
 and how it's all going to work out.

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And if I will, I will ever be able
 to secure a job in the tech industry.

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Year Up kind of held
 my hand through that pain and through

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that uncertainty and was like, here you go,
 this is what you're going to do next.

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And if you like it,
 we'll walk you through it 

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and we'll help you 

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throughout your entire life journey
 once you become part of the program.

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And I think the people
 that I've been able to meet at Year Up,

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my coach, I can even talk to
 about my personal problems

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or work related problems, and she's been able
 to help me through it all.

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So it's, I think, the connections again.

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I think Deloitte has done an amazing job

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by bringing a lot of Year Up to an online
 platform and virtual platform.

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It really feels like in person. 

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And we've been able
 to do all the trainings

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and all of the experience
 that we would have got in person

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through online because of Deloitte. 

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To date, Deloitte has supported 42
 Year Up interns starting as of 2013.

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So their support is unwavering
 and it truly drives home

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the mission of what we're doing. 

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closing the opportunity divide.

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 They bring an energy to the organization.

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I can recall quite a few people
 that are still with us to this day

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that I've seen come in as interns
 and really grown as technicians.

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Deloitte is making an impact
 that matters by providing opportunities

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and creating a path to a global
 organization through the Year Up program.