Our COVID-19 Response
With the onset of Covid-19 early in 2020, all Upower programming came to a screeching halt as in-person school instruction was moved online. In an effort to keep families moving and playing, Upower created at-home Playkits as part of the Uhome program.
Each Playkit included a piece of sport or fitness equipment (soccer ball, jump rope, basketball, etc.) and an activity sheet with games and workouts! We worked with over 50 community organizations to distribute over 30,000 Playkits to local families, in an effort to keep youth physically active and playing through the collective trauma of the covid-19 pandemic.
2020 by the Numbers:
1,802 – Sidewalk Chalk
2,842 – Jump Ropes
1,265 – Frisbees
1,578 – Soccer Balls
3,802 – Basketballs
4,036 – Footballs
1,198 – Volleyballs
908 – Kickballs
257 – Mini Hockey Sticks
970 – Resistance Bands
3,416 – Mini Balls
2,950 – Baseballs & Softballs
125 – Youth Hockey Sticks
250 – Mini Basketball Hoops
315 – Baseball Bases
900 – Rugby Balls
335 – Socks
300 – T-shirts
945 – Water Bottles
200 – Notebooks
24,00+
SPORTS ITEMS
6,000+
FITNESS ITEMS
2,000+
ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
Distribution Partners and Community Organizations:
Congolese Integration Network
WA-BLOC
Highline Schools
Burien Parks & Rec
Rainier Athletes
Urban Family/Skyway Cares
Tukwila Parks Department
Urban Native Education Alliance
Living Well Kent
Still Waters
Central Area Youth Association
Associated Recreation Council
Seattle Parks & Rec
Impact Public Schools
White Center Teen Program
City of Renton
Community Passageways
International Rescue Committee
Hutch Kids
Treehouse
Amara
Grassroot Projects
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Para Los Ninos – Burien
