Where Are They Now: Mawa Ballo
Mawa Ballo started StreetSquash as an 11-year-old in 2007, just before the opening of the SL Green StreetSquash Center. She discovered the program through a visit to her school from then-Squash Director Katie Siegel.
She...
Where Are They Now: Ryan Mack
Ryan Mack first heard about StreetSquash when a staff member visited his middle school. He joined the program as a 7th grader and stayed until his graduation in 2019.
On his first day in the...
Where Are They Now: Maholy Perraux
Maholy Perraux started at StreetSquash as a 14-year-old in 2016. Her mother found out about the program and shared the information, which immediately piqued Maholy’s interest.
“On the first day, I felt nervous,”...
Where Are They Now: Julian Hackney
A 2011 StreetSquash graduate, Julian Hackney first discovered squash through the organization’s Summer Discovery program before entering seventh grade at Thurgood Marshall Academy (TMA).
"I was at a point in the summer where I had...