OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE
StreetSquash is closed until further notice to help limit the spread of COVID-19. While our doors may be temporarily closed, please know that we have launched a comprehensive distance learning and support program for our participants. Our students’ well-being remains our top priority.
Click here to learn how we are adapting to COVID-19 from our executive director, and more about our comprehensive distance learning and support program for students.
Find helpful resources in our Harlem Family/Community Member Resource Guide and our Newark Family/Community Member Resource Guide. These guides include resources related to distance learning, food access, mental health, financial aid, and more.
OUR MISSION
StreetSquash’s mission is to provide consistent, long-term, and reliable support to the children, families, and schools in Harlem and Newark. By exposing students to a broad range of experiences and by maintaining the highest standards, StreetSquash helps all participants realize their academic, athletic, and personal potential.
OUR GOALS
– To improve academic performance among all participants.
– To ensure all participants graduate from high school, enroll in and complete a post-secondary program, and gain meaningful employment.
– To help all participants develop healthy habits as it relates to physical and mental well-being.
– To support ongoing personal and professional development among all participants.
– To provide intensive squash training and ongoing competitive opportunities for all participants.
OUR IMPACT
100%
OF STREETSQUASH PARTICIPANTS
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL
37% higher than New York City and Newark Public Schools
97%
OF STREETSQUASH PARTICIPANTS
MATRICULATE TO COLLEGE OR ANOTHER POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM
49% higher than New York City and Newark Public Schools
68%
OF STREETSQUASH PARTICIPANTS
GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE OR ANOTHER POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM
More than 4x the national average for students in the same demographic
