Change Through
Youth Sports
Up2Us is a national coalition of sports-based youth development providers united in their efforts to use sports to address the critical issues facing this nation's youth.
Up2Us Newsletter November 2008
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Major Funding Announcement for Up2Us
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Up2Us has just received a significant capacity-building grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. This three-year grant for $1.35mm will allow Up2Us to expand our work uniting leaders of grassroots youth sports programs with researchers and intermediaries to identify and implement methodologies in which youth sports can achieve positive youth development outcomes. Specifically, thanks to the Corporation and with your help, we will grow Up2Us to 350 members; define quality in sports-based youth development; develop training systems for staff, coaches, and volunteers; engage more Americans in volunteer opportunities with at-risk youth; explore organizational efficiencies; and draw more attention to our important work using sports as a vital tool in youth development through coordinated outreach campaigns.
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Up2Us Unveils New Logo
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After several phases of development overseen by the Up2Us Steering and PR/Marketing Committees, Up2Us looks forward with a new look thanks to a significant in-kind gift from SME Branding. The new logo will be the basis for design of Up2Us.org, our forthcoming Web site, which will also be designed by SME and will launch in December. Up2Us.org currently has a temporary landing page and will become our main hub for resources, research, networking, job and board outreach, and connecting with volunteers. Be sure to check back soon!
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Updates from the Up2Us Committees
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Up2Us Releases First in a Series of SBYD Factsheets.
The Research Committee has finalized a factsheet on the definition of sports-based youth development, and it's available for download at the temporary landing page at Up2Us.org. Close in the pipeline are factsheets on the key components of sports-based youth development, quality coaching, and childhood obesity.
Up2Us Volunteer Database to Launch in November.
Construction of a custom-built volunteer database, for use by all Up2Us member organizations, will be completed this month. The database will be a connection point for thousands of adult volunteers and Up2Us member organizations in an effort to engage more Americans in service to this country's at-risk youth.
Up2Us Completes Highly Successful Education Trip to DC.
In October, Up2Us staff and Steering Committee members took several meetings during a 3-day trip to educate about and advocate for Up2Us and sports-based youth development in general. The week was a tremendous success and generated many new contacts and leads for resources that will benefit the coalition with respect to member generation, training, organizational efficiencies, and research.
If you are interested in participating in any of the Up2Us committees (PR/Marketing, Fundraising, Research, Advocacy, Volunteerism, Organizational Development, Program/Training), please contact Nick Beckman at nbeckman@americascores.org or 212-868-9510 x307.
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Save the Date: Up2Us Regional Conference in New York City
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Up2Us will be hosting a free, half-day Regional Conference in New York City on Tuesday, December 9 to bring together 100+ professionals in the field of sports-based youth development. Through turnkey breakout training sessions and seminars, learn how to get funding, sell your program, recruit and train volunteers, train coaches, and evaluate your program. All programs in the area that use sports as a tool for youth development are invited and encouraged to attend. This New York City Regional Conference is the first in a series of Up2Us Regional Conferences across the country to be held throughout the year.
If you are interested in attending the NYC Regional Conference, would like more information, or would like to host a Regional Conference in your city, please contact Up2Us Program Administrator Jesse Rothstein at jrothstein@americascores.org or 212-868-9510 x309.
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Job Opportunity at Up2Us
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Up2Us is currently seeking a training consultant to develop training systems for Up2Us member organizations, staff, coaches, and volunteers. Key milestones for this position will include designing and executing training workshops at Regional and National Conferences and developing training models to prepare college-aged volunteers to participate in a Coach for America program. This position will also work closely with the Up2Us Research Committee to identify training needs and solutions that can help Up2Us member organizations reach targeted outcomes for sports-based youth development.
If you are interested in this opportunity or would like more information, please contact Jesse Rothstein at jrothstein@americascores.org or 212-868-9510 x309.
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The Need for Sports-Based Youth Developmet: Did You Know?
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According to the New York Times, less than 10% of public schools nationwide have daily physical education classes
- Meanwhile, prevalence of obesity among children aged 6-11 has more than doubled and among adolescents aged 12-19 has more than tripled in the past 20 years, according to a study by the CDC
- As a result, the Surgeon General's Office reported that the total annual cost of obesity in the United States has risen to more than $125 billion
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Are You an Up2Us Member? Sign Up Here!
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To become a member in the Up2Us coalition, visit the link below and complete the short survey. All members will receive a complimentary copy of the journal New
Directions for Youth Development: Sports-Based Youth Development,
edited by Steering Committee member Daniel Perkins and Coalition member
Suzanne Le Menestrel. Membership in the coalition is free.
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Up2Us Member Organizations
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4-H (DC), A World Fit for Kids! (CA), After-School All-Stars (CA), All Stars Helping Kids (CA), America SCORES (NY), Asphalt Green (NY), Atlanta Youth Project (GA), Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative (CA), Boston Celtics Shamrock Fdtn (MA), Boston Youth Sports Initiative (MA), Cal Poly (CA), Center for Sports Counseling and Education (ME), Charlestown Lacrosse & Learning Ctr. (MA), CityKicks (MA), cityWILD (CO), Coast 2 Coast (NY), Compton United Soccer Club (CA), CYO Athletics (CA), DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation (DC), Downtown United Soccer Club (NY), Edgework Consulting (MA), Falconsedge Male Taskforce (DC), G-Row Boston (MA), GetPsychedSports (MA), Gilmer County 4-H Youth Soccer (WV), Girls in the Game (IL), Girls on the Run (CA), GoGirlGo! Boston (MA), Good Sports (MA), Harlem RBI (NY), Hoops And Leaders (NY), Husky Sport (CT), Indiana State University (IN), Inst. For Athletic Coach Education (MA), Inst. for Sport Coaching (MA), Jack London Aquatic Center (CA), Jamestown Community Ctr. (CA), Kansas State (KS), Know Greater Heroes (UT), Lacrosse for Life (CA), Lamoille County Court Diversion (VT), Loyola University (IL), Mass. Youth Committed to Winning (MA), Mass. Youth Soccer Assoc. (MA), Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (MN), MetroLacrosse (MA), MetroSoccer (NY), Minneapolis Public School Community (MN), Mobile AcroSports Training (CA), National Association for Girls & Women in Sport (VA), National Association for Sports & Physical Education (DC), New Heights (NY), North Branch Community Education (MN), Old Lion Karate Academy (NY), Partners of the Americas (DC), PEAR Project/Harvard Univ. (MA), Pennsylvania State University (PA), Piers Park Sailing (MA), Positive Coaching Alliance (NY), Prescott Circus Theatre (CA), Project Coach (MA), Project Joy (MA), Quicksilver Track Club, Inc. (GA), Real Options for City Kids (CA), Right to Play (NY), SSA Academy (GA), Soccer in the Streets (GA), SOS Outreach (CO), South Dakota State University (SD), Sport in Society (MA), Sports & Arts In Schools Foundation (NY), Sports4Kids (CA), Street Soccer USA (NY), Team-Up for Youth (CA), Tenacity (MA), The Giving Back Fund (LA), The Youth Foundation (CO), Trips for Kids Denver (CO), Tucker Center/University of Minnesota (MN), University of Illinois (IL), Urban Dove (NY), Waynesville R-VI School District (MO), West Virginia State University (WV), Wheelock College Coaches Training Initiative (MA), YES! (ME), Youth Enrichment Services (MA)
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