Our Mission
Advancing UP nurses through education, collaboration, and purpose.
UPNAAI promotes high standards in nursing through unity, continuing education, research, and community engagement. We strengthen professional relationships, support socio‑civic initiatives, and contribute to the health and welfare of society.
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Our programs are designed to further our mission and provide much needed services for our constituents.
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Fundraisers and events help us raise awareness and generate crucial resources to serve our community. Join us at our next event and see how you can get involved.
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Improve your community by joining our cause. You'd be surprised what a huge difference your time can make.
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Be the Difference. Your Chapter Awaits.
Help us revitalize the California Chapter and spark its renewal!
UPNAAI is coming home to California in 2027—and we’re inviting all UP nurses across the state to help revitalize and reenergize our California Chapter. After a year of remarkable achievements—from scholarships and awards to Balik‑Turo and our Detroit convention—we’re returning to the birthplace of UPNAAI with a renewed spirit of connection and bayanihan. Whether you’d like to lead, volunteer, plan events, support communications, mentor students, or simply share your ideas, your presence and participation can help shape a vibrant new chapter for our alumni community. If you’re ready to be part of this homecoming and new beginning, reach out at ldwyer.upnaai@gmail.com. Let’s rebuild, reconnect, and write the next chapter of UPNAAI in California together.
Our Impact To Our Constituents
You helped us make a huge impact this year.
We exist to raise awareness for our cause and bring change to the lives of those we serve in our community.
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BSN Full Scholars Supported Starting 2026
8
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Individual Achievement Awards Given in 2026
24
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Dollars Raised in 2025
Over $112,000
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Meals that UPNAAI helped provide to Foodbank in 2024
13,416
News & Notes
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"There are moments in life when help comes not only as financial assistance, but as hope itself. For me, receiving the UPNAAI Scholarship Grant was one of those moments."
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“The scholarship I received from UPNAAI did more than help me continue my studies—it told me it was okay for me to dream.”
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"The stipend has helped ease both my academic and financial burdens, allowing me to focus more on my studies and clinical duties."
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"Thank you so much again for investing in my future and for lessening the load on my mom. Your kindness means the world to us, and it really pushes me to work twice as hard."
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"Like many students, I had been quietly carrying the weight of worrying about how my family and I would manage the costs of my Nursing education. This scholarship lifted so much of that burden off our shoulders."
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"The kindness and generosity extended to students like me have a lasting impact on our lives and encourage us to
continue pursuing our goals despite individual challenges."
