Happy New Year! 2023 Upower Recap

January 3, 2024

Happy New Year!

As we wave goodbye to 2023, our hearts overflow with gratitude for your incredible support during a year packed with milestones for Upower!

Looking ahead to 2024, we’re excited for what’s in store and can’t wait to continue playing together. Thank you for being an essential part of our story as we continue to address PLAY EQUITY for underserved youth throughout King County.

Here’s what we were able to accomplish together in 2023:

Youth Served: 962

37% increase from 2022

Fitness Classes Delivered: 1,514

20% increase from 2022

Program Sites: 11

57% increase from 2022

•King County Juvenile Detention Center

•Echo Glen Children’s Center

•Queen Anne Recovery School

•SeaMar Renacer’s Youth Treatment Center

•YouthCare’s Casa de Los Amigos

•Highline School District’s CHOICE Academy

•Highline School District’s Innovation Heights

•Family First Community Center

•Para Los Niños

•LatinX

•Seattle Housing Authority Highpoint

Train the Trainer Attendees: 200+

200% increase from 2022

Upower’s First Annual Report

Upower developed our first-ever Annual Report in 2023. Access our Annual Report here.

Donations

Thanks to everyone’s support, we raised $200,000 in donations! Your contributions are critical in supporting Upower’s mission of building positive relationships through trauma-informed coaching using movement and play to empower and educate youth who are underserved.

Once again, a big thank you to our partners, supporters, and our amazing staff–you made this all possible!