What Up2Us Sports Does
PLAYING SPORTS FOR SERIOUS CHANGE
We believe coaches are the most powerful mentors in kids’ lives. That’s why we created the first national service program to recruit adults to be coaches and mentors for youth in underserved communities. We also believe that coaching is one of the most effective tools for addressing some of the critical challenges we face in America today.
See our Focus Areas below to learn more.
Focus Areas
social justice
Up2Us Sports stands with the communities we are privileged to work in every day. We will continue our work to use sports as a major tool to foster social justice across America. Our coaches and trauma-informed training embody a vision of empowerment, leadership and relationship-building that can contribute to ending discrimination and building safe and inclusive communities.
gender equity
She Changes the Game® is an initiative of Up2Us Sports focused on the importance of growing opportunities for women to coach and ensuring young girls in vulnerable communities have access to sports.
career readiness
Our career readiness framework leverages the experience of national service to connect young people to pathways towards meaningful employment and support their early career development.
mental wellness
In response to the growing mental health crisis that continues to negatively impact the lives of American youth, Up2Us Sports has launched a New York-based pilot program with support from the Booth Ferris Foundation.
