Up2Us, Inc

The UP2US Sports Coach Program (UP2US Coach) Proposes to Have 204 Americorps Members (ACMS) Who Will Serve as Coach-mentors and Provide Sports-based Youth Development Mentoring for 16,320 Economically Disadvantaged Young People in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Flint, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and Washington DC. at the End of the First Program Year, the Americorps Members Will Be Responsible for Engaging These Young People in a Variety of Athletic and Holistic Educational Development Activities That Will Improve Youth Physical Fitness and Social Dexterity, With the Ultimate Goal of Leveraging These Improvements to Better Themselves and Their Community. in Addition, the Acms Will Leverage an Additional 1,105 Volunteers Who Will Be Engaged in Roles Ranging From Assistant Coaches to Referees to Event Planners. This Program Will Address the CNCS Focus Area Healthy Futures. the CNCS Investment of $1,801,002.00 Will Be Matched With $1,498,180.00, $0 in Public Funding and $1,498,180.00 in Private Funding.