BETA Program - UCP Downtown/BETA

Take a look at some moments from field day at our BCA campus! It's a fun day of colors, games, and awards that exercise the body and mind.

Happy Thanksgiving from UCP of Central Florida!

It’s not what we have in our life, but who we have in our life that matters.

While UCP families gather together this holiday season, we are thankful for YOU!

5 YEARS AGO TODAY! BETA, inc. merged into the UCP of Central Florida organization to continue providing essential services to teen mothers and their babies! The program became the UCP BETA Teen Parent Connection Program, and continued the original organization's mission. 💜

This morning, UnitedHealthcare announced that UCP of Central Florida’s Downtown/BETA campus was among the eight community-based organizations that will be receiving an Empowering Health grant. Read more about how it will help the BETA Teen Parent Connection Program at the link below!

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UCP Downtown/BETA Campus Receives Grant from UnitedHealthcare — UCP of Central Florida UCP Downtown Charter School and the UCP BETA Teen Parent Connection Program received a $150,000 grant to provide necessary support services to UCP Charter students, the BETA Program’s Teen Mothers, and their families.

We want to congratulate all UCP BETA Teen Parent Connection Program graduates from the class of 2020! We're sure this will be only the first of many proud, successful moments for you 🎓!

You can watch last night's virtual graduation ceremony from our friends over at Orange County Public Schools at the link below!

🔗 bit.ly/2020-BETA-GRAD

Join us in this year's edition of ! This years Giving Tuesday was moved in response to COVID-19's affect on the world! Join us in supporting our BETA Program students and their families today. You can purchase items like formula, diapers, and other essentials for our families that need help during this time.

Visit www.ucpcfl.org/giving-tuesday-now to check out our AmazonSmile wish list or make a donation!

Thank you to Randi Kahl, President, and Traci Jones, Vice President, of Altrusa International of Orlando-Winter Park for presenting a check for The UCP/BETA annual Holiday Shoppe. The members of Altrusa provide funds and wrap gifts for the BETA girls during the Holiday Shoppe.

During the Sales Tax Holiday Aug. 2 through Aug. 6, qualifying items will be exempt from tax including: certain school supplies selling for $15 or less per item as well as clothing, footwear, and certain accessories selling for $60 or less per item; and computers and certain accessories selling for $1,000 or less per item, when purchased for noncommercial or personal use. For more information and a list of qualifying items, visit www.floridarevenue.com/backtoschool.

UCP is built on compassion and powered by YOU. Our amazing teachers and team members help unlock our children's potential and empower their future. Start your career with us today!

TEACHER POSITIONS AVAILABLE:
- Early Head Start (Downtown/BETA Campus)
- Kindergarten (Seminole Campus)
- 3rd Grade (West Orange, & Pine Hills Campuses)
- 4th/5th Grade (East Orange Campus)
- PreK (West Orange, Pine Hills, & Seminole Campuses)
- Lead Teacher Assistants
- Teacher Assistants

To learn more or apply visit us at https://ucpcfl.org/careers/

We are so proud of our BETA graduates who graduated yesterday at Dr. Phillips High School! Here's a sneak peak of two of our graduates, Erika and Samantha, who were also featured in our Breakfast video last fall sharing their story with their sister Yarely. Relive their story by following the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck_luKCZzgM

We are ecstatic all these wonderful girls got to celebrate this milestone achievement yesterday. More photos to come!

UCP would like to wish all the mother's and mother figures out there a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
We are so lucky to have passionate, caring, and strong mother's involved in so many aspects of our organization and lives. We hope all mother's have a wonderful Mother's Day today!

Mother's day is this weekend and the students in our BETA program were treated to a High Tea, where they learned the history of high tea and etiquette.