Welcome to UpStart Champions
UpStart is a collective impact initiative of United Way that convenes community leaders around a common cradle to career agenda which includes early years, school-community collaboration, high school completion and Aboriginal youth education.
We partner with service providers, citizens, business, government, education, justice, academia, researchers and funders with a common goal of ensuring all children and youth successfully transition from cradle to career. Using our collective influence, UpStart builds lasting change in our communities.
By championing a shift in high-level policy, practices and systems toward pro-child, pro-youth and pro-parenting approaches, we address the challenges and issues facing young people today.
UpStart’s Goals
- All children are prepared for kindergarten.
- All youth successfully complete school.
- Aboriginal children and youth in Calgary complete high school.
- All children and youth have equal access and successfully transition between school and community supports.
UpStart’s Mission is to bring together stakeholders to consent to actions that address complex social problems that cannot be solved in isolation. This is known as Collective Impact.
UpStart's Roadmap for Success
“Putting the well-being of our children and youth first is the key to strong communities.” ~ Stephanie Felesky, UpStart Council of Champions Co-Chair
