LOS ANGELES (February, 2024) -Mentorship nonprofit Step Up announced today that the organization has renewed its partnership with Ulta Beauty for 2024. The partnership will fund Step Up’s on-campus mentorship programs that focus on building confidence on high school campuses around the nation.
With a $200,000 investment from the Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation, Ulta will support Step Up’s on-campus programming for eightcohorts of teen girls in 9th-10th grade at eighthigh school partners in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York City. The support will help fund one year of Step Up programming for 300 teen girls and allow Ulta team members to mentor and support communities where they live and work.
Step Up’s on-campus mentorship curriculum is a national, evidence-based 12-week supplemental school program focused on equipping students with the support to explore careers, take action, build skills and cultivate community. Led by a trained on-campus educator, cohorts of high school teens connect and gain access to mentorship and career exposure in a safe and brave space, helping them navigate their high school and post-secondary journeys. Step Up’s programs supporthigh school teens who identify with girlhood and attend a Step Up partner high school in one of six markets nationwide.
High school partners will include:
- Drew Charter Senior Academy - Atlanta
- Argo High School - Summit, IL
- Uplift Hampton Preparatory-Dallas
- Uplift North Hills Preparatory Irving, TX
- Alliance Gertz-Ressler High School- Los Angeles
- Stratford STEM Magnet High School - Nashville
- Young Women's Leadership School of Astoria - Astoria, NY
- Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy - Brooklyn, NY
Since the beginning of the partnership between the two brands, Ulta Beauty has invested nearly $700,000 in Step Up programming.
About Step Up
Through structured mentorship programs, focused support, and inspiring connections, Step Up helps girls, and those who identify with girlhood, define and achieve their unique visions of success. Connect at www.suwn.org.
About Ulta Beauty
Since 2016, the Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation (UBCF) has been on a mission to make a difference in the communities where they live and work, particularly by improving the lives of women and families.
Ulta's philanthropic efforts began in 2009, when Ulta began their partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Since then, Ulta has broadened their focus to support other organizations that help women and families thrive. Ulta has since added two more national partners, Save the Children® and Dress for Success® Worldwide, who Ulta supports each year with monetary and in-kind donations, board leadership and volunteer service. For the first time in 2022, UBCF also donated $2 million to BIPOC and LGBTQ+-focused nonprofits, while offering volunteering and education opportunities for associates. UBCF has its own board made up of Ulta Beauty executives who help set policy and direction for the Foundation. For more information, visit https://www.ulta.com.
