Welcome to UpStart Champions
Focus on Recreation in Critical Hours and Early Childhood Education and Care
On November 30, Casey Boodt, Interim Director of Upstart, met with the Council of Champions to refine the direction of UpStart’s work and the structure of the organization moving forward. The following is an interview with Casey that outlines the changes taking place: read more...
Provincial Government Supports Critical Hours Recreation
Some 50 UpStart supporters showed up the afternoon of November 10 to demonstrate their support for critical hours recreation in schools at a news conference hosted at Patrick Airlie School in Forest Lawn.
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Calgary AfterSchool is a First for Canada
When the city launched its Calgary Afterschool program this fall, it became one of the first municipalities in the country to take a comprehensive citywide approach to providing after school recreation to kids between the ages of 6 and 16. read more...
New Brochure Makes a Case for Recreation During Critical Hours
A new brochure is available for our partners to use when talking to stakeholders about the importance of providing recreation to children and youth during the critical hours. The brochure presents the latest research on the benefits of recreation and urges readers to take action to help increase opportunities for kids to participate in programs. To obtain copies for your use, please contact Kathy MacDonald at Kathym@calgaryunitedway.org.
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Calgary has the fastest growing population in Canada. Ranked as the fifth largest city in Canada, this is due primarily to inter-provincial migration.
Kids talk about why recreation matters to them
