AmeriCorps announced that Up2Us Sports would once again receive critical funding for our national service coach program. Since 2009, AmeriCorps funding has allowed us to train and support over 3,900 coaches to significantly impact the lives of nearly 100,000 young people.
Welcome to a momentous occasion as we celebrate 14 incredible years of Up2Us Sports! Since our inception, we have been committed to empowering young people through the power of sports, national service and mentorship.
We hope you will read our latest Annual Report and we thank you for your support in helping us provide underserved youth with a coach who cares about them. This report covers our 2021-2022 program and fiscal year.
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The Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children's Mental Health Innovation Awards—an initiative that aims to identify and fund mental healthcare solutions for children and young adults across the United States—honors a 2022 winner, Up2Us Sports.
Imagine Learning Foundation, the philanthropic initiative created by Imagine Learning, today announced two inaugural Signature Grants of $100,000 each to Erika's Lighthouse and Up2Us Sports.
MLB.com wrote about Up2Us Sports’ participation in their All-Star Week 2022 activities. Dr. Ahada McCummings participated in the “Coach Mentorship, Recruitment, and Training in Low-Income Communities” Panel.
For the seventh consecutive year, Up2Us Sports has received funding from PennSERVE, Pennsylvania’s state service commission. For the 2022-2023 year, the grant will support 16 Up2Us Sports coaches in the North, Northwest, South, and West sections of Philadelphia.
Up2Us Sports is pleased to announce the addition of two members to their Board of Directors. At the June 15th quarterly Board of Directors Meeting, the new members were voted in unanimously. The Board now sits at 17 members.
Starting today, MileagePlus® members can help Up2Us Sports raise miles to help support coaches through United’s crowdsourcing program, Miles on a Mission. Up2Us Sports is aiming to raise 300,000 miles and United will provide an additional 50,000 bonus miles once the mile raising goal is reached.
Up2Us Sports is pleased to present a new research study published in the Journal of Nutrients. Up2Us Sports commissioned Themes in Train-the-Trainer Nutrition Education Interventions Targeting Middle School Students: A Systematic Review.
Up2Us Sports is a proud coalition partner of the READY SET Campaign. Three Up2Us Sports Coaches and one Up2Us VISTA recently participated in a PSA for the volunteer recruitment campaign reflecting on their impactful moments in service to youth.
To address learning and relational loss among K-12 public school students in the U.S., particularly affecting historically marginalized communities, Up2Us Sports today joined the coalition partners of READY SET, a national tutor, mentor and service recruitment campaign.
Just weeks after The Aspen Institute released “State of Play Camden,” a comprehensive report assessing the landscape of sport activities for youth, The Sixers Youth Foundation has announced a $75,000 grant to Up2Us Sports.
Up2Us Sports, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring youth through coaching and sports, welcomed pro athletes and celebrities to its eight annual – and first-ever virtual - gala on Tuesday, June 15th.
The 2021 NCAA Basketball tournament brought forth several call outs on the disparity between the men's and women's marketing, accommodations, and more. Dr. Ahada McCummings asserts that while this is an age-old battle, it's past due to give women and girls in sport the respect they deserve.
Writer Ken Budd interviews Founder & CEO Paul Caccamo in the latest edition of The Saturday Evening Post. The interview is part of the magazine’s “Everyday Heroes,” section which profiles Americans who are serving others.