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Up2Us Sports Awarded $2.1 Million in AmeriCorps ...

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.

Up2Us Sports Awarded $2.1 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for 2024-25 National Coach Program
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Paul Caccamo
Up2Us Sports at 14!

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.

Up2Us Sports at 14!
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2021-2022 Annual Report

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.

2021-2022 Annual Report
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[WATCH] Morgan Stanley Innovation Awards ...

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.

[WATCH] Morgan Stanley Innovation Awards Features Up2Us Sports
Founder's Corner
Paul Caccamo
Lucky #13: Another Up2Us Sports Anniversary

Today, January 12th, 2023 is our 13th Anniversary, and we are expecting to have more impact in the year ahead than ever before. We will serve more kids, recruit more coaches, support more VISTAs (front office-based service members) and help more sports-based youth development programs across the country.

Lucky #13: Another Up2Us Sports Anniversary

Up2Us Career Readiness

Up2Us Career Readiness Hosts University of Maryland School of Public Health Info Session

Up2Us Career Readiness Hosts University of Maryland School of Public Health Info Session

On Wednesday, February 15, 2023, the Up2Us Career Readiness team joined the University of Maryland School of Public Health to host an information session on their online Masters of Public Health Program. 

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National Career Development Month Feature: Brandon Pack

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National Career Development Month Feature: Brandon Pack

With November being National Career Development Month, we wanted to highlight the work that Up2Us Sports has been doing through our Career Readiness program and hear from one of our full-time staff members, Brandon Pack.

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Getting to Know: Nate LeJeune

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Getting to Know: Nate LeJeune

In 2013, Nate LeJeune moved his family to New Orleans in pursuit of a sacred calling: to work with young people in a youth development setting, most likely a church program. He had no idea that this calling would lead him to Up2Us Sports.

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Getting to Know: Jerita Mitchell

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Getting to Know: Jerita Mitchell

Finishing school with a degree in Kinesiology in hand, Jerita Mitchell thought a career awaited her in a hospital or clinical setting. Instead, she discovered it on the playing field.

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Turning National Service into Meaningful Careers

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Turning National Service into Meaningful Careers

Up2Us Sports may be best known as the only national service program for sports. But beyond providing kids and communities with caring coach-mentors, Up2Us Sports supports its service members who wish to find full-time nonprofit and/or sports-related work.

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From Coach to C-Suite: Alum Josie Martinez

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From Coach to C-Suite: Alum Josie Martinez

Six months of national service with Up2Us Sports altered Josie Martinez’s career path forever. Settling back into his hometown of Miami, Florida, after 15 years in the United States Air Force, Josie Martinez landed a job in the construction industry. He had plans to build and operate his own business when he discovered Up2Us Sports.

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Embodying Commitment and Possibilities: Up2Us Sports Coach Alum Janeicia Neely

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Embodying Commitment and Possibilities: Up2Us Sports Coach Alum Janeicia Neely

There are many reasons why Up2Us Sports coach alum Janeicia Neely might describe herself as blessed. She was recently hired for a full-time coaching position at Up2Us Sports host site Langston Hughes Academy, in New Orleans.

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Up2Us Sports VISTA Alum Angelica Flores Answers The Call To Service

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Up2Us Sports VISTA Alum Angelica Flores Answers The Call To Service

While academia has lost one cultural anthropologist (for now), the nonprofit world has gained a passionate employee dedicated to helping youth and families. Up2Us Sports VISTA alum Angelica Flores was recently hired for a full-time position at the nonprofit organization Room to Grow.

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Alum Coach Curtis: Creating Resources For Youth and Community

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Alum Coach Curtis: Creating Resources For Youth and Community

Great mentors have often had great mentors and role models of their own. Up2Us Sports alum, founder of City Athletics Philly, and president of the youth development nonprofit City Athletics Community Partners, Curtis DeVeaux observed the power of a caring, community-oriented presence early in his life.

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Up2Us Sports Alumni: Where Are They Now?

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Up2Us Sports Alumni: Where Are They Now?

On Tuesday, July 27th, Up2Us Sports hosted an alumni panel event, “Where Are They Now?” with five Up2Us Sports Coach and VISTA alumni.

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Serving During COVID-19: Alumni Coach Ebonee

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Serving During COVID-19: Alumni Coach Ebonee

Up2Us Sports coach alumni Ebonee Arielle has transformed her dance program to be entirely online to accommodate the current stay-at-home and social distancing regulations in Los Angeles. Hear from Coach Ebonee on her experience and how she continues to help youth in LA through dance and movement.

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