Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Week #2

Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Week #2

This Hispanic Heritage Month - which runs from September 15 - October 15 - Up2Us Sports will honor and celebrate our Hispanic and Latinx coaches, VISTAs, staff, and host sites.

Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Week #1

Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Week #1

This Hispanic Heritage Month - which runs from September 15 - October 15 - Up2Us Sports will honor and celebrate our Hispanic and Latinx coaches, VISTAs, staff, and host sites.

[WATCH] READY SET Campaign PSA Featuring Up2Us Sports

[WATCH] READY SET Campaign PSA Featuring Up2Us Sports

Up2Us Sports is a proud coalition partner of the READY SET Campaign. Three Up2Us Sports Coaches and one Up2Us VISTA recently participated in a PSA for the volunteer recruitment campaign reflecting on their impactful moments in service to youth.

From Coach to C-Suite: Alum Josie Martinez

From Coach to C-Suite: Alum Josie Martinez

Six months of national service with Up2Us Sports altered Josie Martinez’s career path forever. Settling back into his hometown of Miami, Florida, after 15 years in the United States Air Force, Josie Martinez landed a job in the construction industry. He had plans to build and operate his own business when he discovered Up2Us Sports.

Coaches' Corner: Jae

Coaches' Corner: Jae

At Up2Us Sports, we take pride in celebrating our coaches and their impact on and off the playing field. Our coaches have their own unique stories that inspire us all and our Coaches’ Corner gives us a chance to showcase just that. Today, we have the pleasure of meeting Jada Cooper who is serving at Harold Hunter Foundation in New York City.

Embodying Commitment and Possibilities: Up2Us Sports Coach Alum Janeicia Neely

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.

Up2Us Sports VISTA Alum Angelica Flores Answers The Call To Service

Up2Us Sports VISTA Alum Angelica Flores Answers The Call To Service

While academia has lost one cultural anthropologist (for now), the nonprofit world has gained a passionate employee dedicated to helping youth and families. Up2Us Sports VISTA alum Angelica Flores was recently hired for a full-time position at the nonprofit organization Room to Grow.

Alum Coach Curtis: Creating Resources For Youth and Community

Alum Coach Curtis: Creating Resources For Youth and Community

Great mentors have often had great mentors and role models of their own. Up2Us Sports alum, founder of City Athletics Philly, and president of the youth development nonprofit City Athletics Community Partners, Curtis DeVeaux observed the power of a caring, community-oriented presence early in his life.