Welcome to the UP™ Program at Kokomo Urban Outreach
“Our Mission is to Ensure that Every Young Person in Howard County has the Education, Work-Ethic and Life Skills Needed to Transition Successfully into a Self-Reliant Adult.”
100 %
Graduation Rate for the last 3 years
1,014
One on one tutoring hours for last 7 months
778
Internship hours completed
Unleashing Potential, Passion and Purpose in People—UP™
At UP™, we teach youth real-world habits for self-reliance. Our after-school and weekly programs give hands-on practice to solve problems and grow.
Weekly:
Wednesday Huddles: meals, mentorship, and life-skill development in a safe space.
Hands-on Work: trade skills—tool assembly, robotics, landscaping (community service for donations), and products sold through UP™ Creations.
Four Pillars: Respectful, Responsible, Reliable, Ready to work, lead, speak up, and solve problems in a positive way.
You may send a check to: Kokomo Urban Outreach 813 S. Union St., Kokomo, IN, 46901
ReachUP™: Our New Home
For twenty years, we have watched Howard County kids outgrow the space we had. Not the program. The building.
That changes now. Kokomo Urban Outreach is renovating 45,000 square feet at 813 S. Union Street into a permanent home for the UP™ Program: classrooms for tutoring, shops for real work, a teaching kitchen for life skills, and room for every child who walks through the door.
$1.4 million raised of the $1.9 million needed. Thank you.
Every dollar came from people who believe what we believe, that young people do not need things given to them. They need something to earn.
We are 74 percent of the way there. The last $500,000 finishes the building.
What do kids really want to gain from the UP™ Program? Their answers might surprise you! Watch below to hear what they had to say:
