Announcing Up2Us Sports Gala Emcee, ESPN's Sarah Spain

Announcing Up2Us Sports Gala Emcee, ESPN's Sarah Spain

We are thrilled to annouonce our 2024 Sneaker Ball Emcee - Sarah Spain! Sarah is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning sports journalist who has been a jack of all trades in her 13 years at ESPN, working as a radio and podcast host, television personality, producer and columnist.

Announcing our 2024 Service Members of the Year!

Announcing our 2024 Service Members of the Year!

We are pleased to announce our 2024 Coaches and VISTAs of the Year for their exemplary service and commitment to serving and mentoring students nationwide.

Los Angeles Staff & Coaches Serve in Honor of César Chávez Day

Los Angeles Staff & Coaches Serve in Honor of César Chávez Day

As an AmeriCorps-funded national service program, supported in California by California Volunteers, our LA-based staff and coaches were proud to serve their communities on March 31 for César Chávez Day.

AmeriCorps Week 2024: AmeriCorps Is Not a Moment, It’s a Movement

AmeriCorps Week 2024: AmeriCorps Is Not a Moment, It’s a Movement

AmeriCorps will lead the celebration of AmeriCorps Week 2024 during the agency’s 30th anniversary. The theme, AmeriCorps is not a moment, it’s a movement, demonstrates the hundreds of thousands of members and volunteers, and the millions of alumni, who have committed to get things done for America for the past three decades.

Black History Month: Coach Reflections

Black History Month: Coach Reflections

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 Coach Ciera Jones Named a PCA National Coach of the Year

Up2Us Sports Coach Ciera Jones Named a PCA National Coach of the Year

Ciera Jones - an Up2Us Sports Coach at partner program Friends of Baseball in Portland, Oregon - was named a 2024 National Winner of the Positive Coaching Alliance Coach of the Year Award. She has served since March 2023 thanks to funding from AmeriCorps.