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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.

Up2Us Sports Awarded $2.1 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for 2024-25 National Coach Program
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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.

Up2Us Sports at 14!
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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.

2021-2022 Annual Report
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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.

[WATCH] Morgan Stanley Innovation Awards Features Up2Us Sports
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Paul Caccamo
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.

Lucky #13: Another Up2Us Sports Anniversary

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Volunteer Louisiana Continues Funding Coaches to Serve in New Orleans

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Volunteer Louisiana Continues Funding Coaches to Serve in New Orleans

For the 11th consecutive year, Up2Us Sports has received funding from Volunteer Louisiana, the state service commission of Louisiana. For the 2024-2025 year, the grant will support 20 Up2Us Sports coaches around the parish of New Orleans

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Volunteer Louisiana Continues Funding for Up2Us Sports Coaches in New Orleans

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Volunteer Louisiana Continues Funding for Up2Us Sports Coaches in New Orleans

For the tenth consecutive year, Up2Us Sports has received funding from Volunteer Louisiana, the state service commission of Louisiana. For the 2023-2034 year, the $272,440 grant will support 26 Up2Us Sports coaches around the parish of New Orleans.

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Up2Us Coach Kassie Honored by Laureus Sport for Good New Orleans

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Up2Us Coach Kassie Honored by Laureus Sport for Good New Orleans

Up2Us Sports’ New Orleans team is pleased to announce that our very own Coach Kassie Dolliole was recognized by Laureus Sport for Good New Orleans over the weekend at a Tulane Women’s Basketball game in celebration of the upcoming 36th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

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Embodying Commitment and Possibilities: Up2Us Sports Coach Alum Janeicia Neely

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Embodying Commitment and Possibilities: Up2Us Sports Coach Alum Janeicia Neely

There are many reasons why Up2Us Sports coach alum Janeicia Neely might describe herself as blessed. She was recently hired for a full-time coaching position at Up2Us Sports host site Langston Hughes Academy, in New Orleans.

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Janeicia Neely: 2021 Coach of the Year

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Janeicia Neely: 2021 Coach of the Year

Up2Us Sports recently recognized Janeicia Neely as one of our two 2021 Coaches of the Year for her exemplary service and commitment to youth in her New Orleans community.

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Sports As A Job | Jerita Mitchell + Up2Us Sports

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Sports As A Job interviewed Up2Us Sports’ New Orleans Program Manager, Jerita Mitchell, on her pathway from being an Up2Us Sports coach to full-time staff member.

Up2Us Sports Proves that #AmeriCorpsWorks

Up2Us Sports Proves that #AmeriCorpsWorks

Since before the inception of Up2Us Sports, AmeriCorps has been by our side, providing grants to support service members to serve as youth sports coaches nationally. They awarded our Founder and CEO, Paul Caccamo, a grant in 2009 which helped officially launch the organization as the first national service program for coaches in America.

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MLK Day of Service in Chicago, Miami, New Orleans and Seattle

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MLK Day of Service in Chicago, Miami, New Orleans and Seattle

On Monday, January 20th, 2020, Up2Us Sports staff and coaches in Chicago, Miami, New Orleans and Seattle participated in the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS) MLK Day of Service. In 1994, Congress designated the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a national day of service and, fittingly, charged CNCS with leading this effort.

Up2Us Sports Receives $2.6 Million in National and State AmeriCorps Funding

Up2Us Sports Receives $2.6 Million in National and State AmeriCorps Funding

Through Up2Us Sports’ national coaching program, 300 AmeriCorps members will be trained to coach and mentor low-­income youth to make better decisions, stay healthy, and reach their potential, through the power of sports. The $2.6 million in grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) will support AmeriCorps members nationally with added support from CaliforniaVolunteers, Serve Illinois, Volunteer Louisiana, PennServe and Serve Washington.

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