Our History

    Throughout the years UP Partnership has had one goal: to create alignment in policies, practices, and strategies that affect young people in the community. Here’s a look at where we’ve been and what we’ve accomplished.

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    2009
    The City of San Antonio announces the creation of P16 Plus Council of Greater Bexar County, an initiative to improve the educational success of children.
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    diplomas program
    2012
    Separate from P16 Plus, Diplomás launches as a collective for Latinx success through funding by the Lumina Foundation.
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    2012
    Separate from P16 Plus, Excel Beyond the Bell SA, a network focused on out-of-school time youth development programs, launches under the umbrella of the San Antonio Area Foundation.
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    2014
    The City of San Antonio accepts a call to action from the Obama Administration to create a network focusing on boys and young men of color.
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    October 2015
    UP Partnership becomes the backbone organization to Diplomás.
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    my brothers keeper group
    2016
    In partnership with P16 Plus, the City of San Antonio launches an action plan to launch My Brother’s Keeper San Antonio.
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    January 2018
    Board adopts new mission statement, values, and guidelines. It expands its focus to include all youth serving institutions, not just educational ones.
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    excel beyond the bell
    2018
    Excel Beyond the Bell merges with P16 Plus.
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    March 2019
    P16 Plus rebrands as UP Partnership, an abbreviation for “unlocking potential.”
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    April 2019
    Our Tomorrow, a network building leadership and working groups around issues young people care about, launches at the annual Youth Voice Summit.
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