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January 12, 2025

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Up2Us Sports Turns 15: A Milestone with ...

Up2Us Sports marks 15 years of empowering youth through sports and unveils a rebrand to expand its impact.

June 10, 2024

Featured, Up2Us Coach, Sponsor Spotlight

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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.

January 12, 2024

Featured, Founder's Corner

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.

July 31, 2023

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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.

May 4, 2023

Sponsor Spotlight, Videos, Up2Us Coach, Up2Us Sports, Up2Us Training

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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.

Amelia Smollens

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July 7, 2023

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Disability Pride Month: Up2Us VISTA Amelia Volunteers with Adaptive Sports Foundation

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July 7, 2023

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Up2Us Sports Program Marketing VISTA Amelia Smollens has served as a volunteer coach at Adaptive Sports Foundation for the past 6 years. In January 2023, she was named their Volunteer Coach of the Month and featured in their newsletter.

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June 26, 2023

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Up2Us Sports AmeriCorps Members on LGBTQ+ Pride Month

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June 26, 2023

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Up2Us Sports AmeriCorps Members on LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Each June during Pride Month, Up2Us Sports celebrates and elevates the valuable contributions of our LGBTQ+ coaches, VISTAs, youth, staff and the broader community. We reaffirm our commitment to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community in their ongoing struggle against discrimination and injustice.