On Friday, March 10, 2023, Up2Us Sports staff and program partners Behind Every Door and Dallas Youth Sports attended the Athletes Unlimited Basketball games at Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas, Texas.
Morgan Stanley Alliance for Children’s Mental Health Announces Second Cohort of Innovation Award Winners
Up2Us Career Readiness Hosts University of Maryland School of Public Health Info Session
KSC and Up2Us Celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Black History Month: Up2Us Coaches on What it Means to Them and Why Representation in Coaching Matters
While February is officially Black History Month, Up2Us Sports honors and celebrates Black voices all year long. Black History Month is an opportunity to pay special tribute to their voices and stories. We asked our coaches to share their thoughts on what Black History Month means to them and why representation in coaching matters.
Up2Us Sports Celebrates with Service for MLK Day
On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, Up2Us Sports staff and coaches across the country participated in AmeriCorps’ MLK Day of Service. The Up2Us Coach and VISTA programs are funded by AmeriCorps, so it was only fitting that our terrific service members took this day of service and dedicated it to Dr. King’s honor.
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.
Up2Us Training Prepares Coaches in Myanmar Through Partnership with Women Win
National Career Development Month Feature: Brandon Pack
Up2Us Sports and FHI 360 Partner to Train International Coaches in SBYD
The Up2Us Sports Training Team recently partnered with FHI 360 to provide training to adaptive sports coaches and administrators from Portugal and Vietnam. FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions.
Happy National Coach Appreciation Day and #ThanksCoach
Summer VISTA Chance York: Yoga Saved My Life
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 Chance York found yoga in his time of need and is expanding it to communities across the Twin Cities.