StreetSquash: Harlem
StreetSquash
Harlem
Founded 1999
Executive Director: George Polsky
Board Chair: Mitch Truwit
Thirteen full-time staff, six part-time staff
160 students served (school year, after-school)
300 students served (squash in public schools program)
80 students served (summer)
Schools: Thurgood Marshall Academy for Social Change, Academy for Social Action, Frederick Douglass Academy II
School Year Program: Academic Tutoring, Community Service, Mentoring, College Prep and Literacy, Squash Instruction and Competition, Squash in Public Schools Program
Summer Programs: Academy of Social Action, Thurgood Marshall Academy for Social Change, Frederick Douglas Academy II, Opportunity Charter School, Children’s Village, Children’s Aid Society
Facility Partner: S.L. Green StreetSquash Youth Center
2010-2011 Operating Budget: $1,150,000
One data-driven success: For the ten years that StreetSquash has been serving Harlem’s kids, the program has a 90% retention rate, meaning that year after year, nine of every ten kids remain in the program.
“I am most proud of the sense of family that has been created at StreetSquash. We ask for a very big commitment from the children, but as you can see from their attendance figures, these children show up year after year. This is because they are surrounded by people who care for them, and most importantly, these adults stick around as well, helping to create a consistent, supportive and caring environment that helps these children reach their potential.”
- George Polsky, Executive Director
