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Up2Us Sports Call for Partnerships is now open for organizations looking to bring on Up2Us Sports-trained trauma-informed coaches as soon as August, 2020. Also accepting applications for January, 2021.
Boston Globe | How Malaky Lewis hasn’t let his physical disability get in the way of his wrestling career
Up2Us Coaches on Positive Mental Health Practices
Serving During COVID-19: Alumni Coach Ebonee
Growth Within The Game Of Soccer
Serving During COVID-19: Coach Richard
Black History Month: Why Representation in Coaching Matters
Up2Us Sports Receives YES! Grant as Part of National Youth Sports Strategy
In September 2019, it was announced that Up2Us Sports was one of 16 national organizations awarded funding as part of the Youth Engagement in Sports: Collaboration to Improve Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition (YES) Initiative from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and managed by Office of Minority Health (OMH).
MLK Day of Service in Chicago, Miami, New Orleans and Seattle
On Monday, January 20th, 2020, Up2Us Sports staff and coaches in Chicago, Miami, New Orleans and Seattle participated in the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS) MLK Day of Service. In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service and, fittingly, charged CNCS with leading this effort.
Washington Post | Wrestling coach teaches smart moves on the mat — and in life
Stories From The Field: DeAnna Tunstalle
As a child growing up just outside Los Angeles in La Puente (CA), DeAnna Tunstalle spent her summers playing sports and participating in summer camps in LA. Now, as the Senior Director II at Algin Sutton Recreation Center, she is the one in charge of ensuring that the park is providing services to meet the needs of the community.
