SquashBusters

Intensive urban youth program serving approximately 300 middle school, high school, and college students in boston and lawrence Massachusetts and in providence, rhode island. The program uses the sport of squash in combination with academic tutoring and enrichment, community service, summer opportunities, and hands-on college counseling to achieve three specific outcomes: 1) improvement in long-term health and wellness 2) college access and success - matriculation, perserverance, and graduation, and 3) positive character development. The organization serves its students continuously from the start of middle school until they graduate high school and enroll in college. The program then supports every student's journey through college to graduation. Students will spend approximately 100 days each school year, from grades 6/7 through grade 12 in direct engagement with the program.