This weekend's Womens College tour for the Girl's Initiative group was an amazing success and a great experience for all involved. Tai and I left with ten 10th and 11th graders on Friday for Springfield, MA where there are a number of Womens Colleges close by. On Saturday we started the...

Tonight we celebrated 6 parents who have completed the semester-long Parent Journey group. Through weekly meetings over the past four months, our Sr. Director of Social Work, Sasha Diamond-Lenow, created a space in which parents found comfort, support, and an inner-strength they always knew they had. The evening was full of plenty of...

Yesterday afternoon we watched along as our most dedicated volunteer, Joe Kazemi, was interviewed by NBC.com with his StreetSquash mentee, Daequan Leslie. The mentor/mentee pair spoke with NBC about their unique relationship at StreetSquash, and how grateful they are to have found each other. "If it wasn't for StreetSquash, we probably never would have met,"...

This morning our Director of Social Work, Sasha Diamond-Lenow, and StreetSquash student, Joetta '16, attended the 2nd Annual Ladies Leadership Lunch at the Tournament of Champions. Joetta was invited to speak to the supporters about her experience at StreetSquash and the positive impact it has had on her life. Thanks for the kind words, Joetta!...