Coach Across America recently received a $1 million expansion grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The program will expand from 100 coaches in 2010 to an unprecedented 235 coaches in 2011. This expansion grant will allow Coach Across America to expand from 26 to 75 programs and serve an additional 13,500 under-resourced youth through our innovative coaching-based service model. 

Coach Across America (CAA), the flagship program of Up2Us, is an innovative coaching model designed to inspire and reinvigorate a generation of young Americans threatened by obesity. CAA members will serve as coaches, experts and mentors—they will teach and support youth in under-resourced communities.

CAA members will combat the childhood obesity epidemic by facilitating opportunities for vigorous physical activity and nutrition education. By providing an attractive alternative to anti-social activities, coaches will encourage youth to stay off the streets and avoid risky behavior, stay in school and bolster their self-esteem and self-image.