Ashley grew up in Phoenix. She graduated high school and started working, but she felt aimless. Though she is a smart and determined young woman of great potential, she did not have anyone who could show her how to go to college, pursue a career, or follow her dreams. “I was feeling lost. I was working, but I wasn’t headed anywhere. I wanted to go back to school, but I didn’t know how,” she remembers. “I had no idea what to do.” Then, in 2022, Ashley was accepted into Year Up AZ. Year UP offers a one-year, intense career training
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