Articles about Year Up

Vote for the Geeks Give Back award: 5 inspirational groups making a positive change in our community

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. If you’re looking to be inspired… Read More

Low-income students get tuition-free training for tech careers thanks to Seattle-area partnership

It takes Mavrick Garcia 90 minutes by bus each morning to get from his grandparents’ house in Renton to Seattle… Read More

Harnessing tech for good: Meet our non-profit Impact Partners at Thursday’s GeekWire Bash

The GeekWire Anniversary Bash on Thursday will feature plenty of fast-moving dodgeball, ping pong and foosball action. But it will also… Read More

Tech Moves: Sandell leaves Tableau’s board; Lisa Chin to depart Year Up; and more

—Tableau Software revealed in a regulatory filing that Scott Sandell will not stand for re-election to the company’s board of directors. Sandell, a… Read More

Year Up: How this program transforms low-income young adults into rising tech stars

Year Up is a scam. That’s what Selemun Welderfael first thought when he read about a new program in Seattle that offered computer education,… Read More

Year Up Puget Sound students build computers, pitch investors to show off new skills

The sound of computer parts clanking together fill the theater inside Seattle’s Triple Door Wednesday afternoon. Students from Year Up… Read More

GeekWire’s Fall Meetup, 10/23: Elevator Pitch & Karaoke for a Cause

Today we’re excited to announce details of our next GeekWire Meetup, starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Crocodile… Read More