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.
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.
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.
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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.
From Friday, January 17 through Thursday, January 23, 2025, Up2Us Sports staff and coaches in three cities participated in AmeriCorps’ MLK Day of Service, honoring Dr. King’s legacy.
VoyageBaltimore - a publication known for sharing Baltimore's most inspiring stories - featured Up2Us Sports Training Manager Samantha Griffin in their Hidden Gems column.
We talk a lot about grassroots change at Up2Us Sports. But what does that look like? Javan was a student at Dolores T. Aaron Academy in New Orleans, who was coached by Up2Us Coaches. A few years later, he is now making a difference as an Up2Us Coach himself. Read his story.
On Wednesday, January 10th, Up2Us Sports’ NYC-based Program staff participated in a special event at Fordham University alongside our partner Equity Design, Bronx Health REACH, & PS 32.
Danielle Lugo is an Up2Us Sports Program Manager in the Los Angeles region and was recently recognized as a 2023 Laureus Sport for Good Emerging Leader.
Up2Us Sports Chicago has a new team member, but he is not new to the sports-based youth development (SBYD) field. Chicago native Jeffrey Harris is a former Up2Us Sports coach and is the newest Program Manager in his hometown.
In 2013, Nate LeJeune moved his family to New Orleans in pursuit of a sacred calling: to work with young people in a youth development setting, most likely a church program. He had no idea that this calling would lead him to Up2Us Sports.
Finishing school with a degree in Kinesiology in hand, Jerita Mitchell thought a career awaited her in a hospital or clinical setting. Instead, she discovered it on the playing field.