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Summer VISTA Cohort Leader Olivia Smith talks to Summer VISTAs Catherine Tamarelli and Jayla Bynum, who both have a long history with sports, about the impact of Title IX.
Summer VISTA Lake Sheffield: Why I Decided To Join Up2Us Sports
Many of our AmeriCorps Summer VISTAs have been playing sports their entire lives. They’ve decided to dedicate their summer to service and give back to the sports community that helped shape them as athletes. Learn how Lake Sheffield joined her mother as an AmeriCorps VISTA at Up2Us Sports to grow her experience and give back.
Coaches' Corner: Adia
Up2Us Sports Summer VISTA: Monique Benjamin
A Veteran from California Spends a Year as a Coach on His Way to Columbia University
Angel Fulgencio grew up in Oxnard, California just a few hours north of Los Angeles. He is the son of an immigrant family whose parents migrated from Mexico. Growing up, his parents worked hard in the strawberry fields in Oxnard to provide for the family. In high school Angel joined the football team, which was his introduction into sports. Football kept him on the right track and encouraged him to set goals beyond high school.
