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- EIN 47-1849898
- contact@upworldinc.org
- 7738502707
- 815 W. 63rd Street Chicago IL 60628 USA
- www.upworldinc.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: What We Do Upworld differentiates itself from other community outreach programs by facilitating an environment that challenges students to develop a new perspective and providing them with the education, guidance and resources needed to succeed. We achieve this in three key ways: Literacy Development According to recent research efforts, it has been shown that Chicago’s average high school graduation rate is at less than 60% - much lower than the 80% national average. We are shown that a large percentage of Chicago’s youth has not completed high school and may have also been incarcerated or otherwise been reprimanded by the criminal justice system. To give these young people the foundation they need, Upworld, Inc. provides a literacy education program. This certification program will be one of the core components of our curriculum and will give students the footing they need in order to effectively study higher level content. STEAM Education Our primary educational approach is STEAM oriented curriculum It is our belief that STEAM based education is the best tool for career success. It will allow our participants to engage in fields of academics, business and industry that we believe will most successfully help to elevate them from poverty. In the future, we will endeavor to introduce students to the world of STEAM through targeted activities such as robotics competitions; application creation and coding projects; media production labs; and other related activities. Global Initiatives In line with Upworld, Inc’s mission of providing students with a broader perspective, the organization will provide students opportunities to build relationships with youth from around the globe. Initially this will be primarily accomplished through social networking applications. In the future, Upworld, Inc. seeks to provide students with the opportunity to travel abroad and study a foreign language.
Target demographics: Low Income students and adults ages 14-24 in the Chicago-land area.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 150 students
Geographic areas served: Chicago
Programs: Literacy, STEAM Education, Global Initiatives