The past year has been one of immense heartache and sadness. Through it all, however, a dedicated group of people have answered the call to serve: AmeriCorps Members. They all answered the call for different reasons, but the overall goal was to give back and put their neighbors first to help heal the country, despite all of the obstacles happening around them.

Up2Us Sports is privileged to support a small group of these service members through our two AmeriCorps Programs: Up2Us Coach and Up2Us VISTA. While we have worked with AmeriCorps since before our inception, 2020 proved to be one of the most difficult yet inspiring years to date. Our National Direct and State Commission members serving as youth sports coaches had to adapt to a virtual world and find new ways to stay connected and support their youth. Our VISTA members stepped up in a big way to support the capacity of sports-based youth development organizations in under-served communities that were struggling to keep their doors open and recover from the pandemic.

This AmeriCorps Week (March 7-13), we are proud to celebrate the impact, resilience and strength of our AmeriCorps Members and offer our thanks to each and everyone of them for volunteering to serve others. Together, we are helping the country; together, #WeAreAmeriCorps.

Each day this week will feature a theme, highlighting current and former Up2Us Sports AmeriCorps members and staff. 

Monday, March 8: #MemoryMonday

• Up2Us Sports AmeriCorps Alumni will share a favorite memory from their service term

Tuesday, March 9: #TransformationTuesday

• Up2Us Sports AmeriCorps Members will share how being an AmeriCorps member has transformed their lives and Up2Us Sports partner organization staff will share how having an AmeriCorps Member has transformed their organization.

Wednesday, March 10: #WorkWednesday

• Up2Us Sports AmeriCorps Members will share what a typical day as an AmeriCorps service member looks like.

Thursday, March 11: #ThankfulThursday

• Up2Us Sports leadership will express their #AmeriThanks to our members, volunteers and alumni.

Friday, March 12: #FactFriday

• We will share facts about AmeriCorps and highlights from our 12-year partnership with them.

We will also host two great events this week: [add info for alumni mixer & VISTA Table Talk]

Thursday, March 11:

• Up2Us Sports Alumni Mixer - Learn more

Friday, March 12:

• VISTA Table Talk, Episode 2: A Reflection on Service Amid COVID-19 - Learn more

Follow along on all Up2Us Sports social media channels: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube

Learn how you can help amplify AmeriCorps Week by saying thank you, sharing your story or spreading the word by viewing the AmeriCorps’ Communications Toolkit here.