CitySquash
Mission:
CitySquash is a not-for-profit after-school enrichment program based in the Bronx at Fordham University that provides motivated and talented young people from economically disadvantaged households with a nurturing and structured team environment. CitySquash’s mission is to help at-risk students fulfill their academic, athletic and personal potential.
Contact Information
Address: 602 East 187th Street, Suite 204, Bronx, NY 10458
Telephone: 718-220-7400
Website: http://www.citysquash.org
General Information
Type: After School, Sports, Summer Program
Target audience: Students
Number of employees: 6-20
Nonprofit: Nonprofit
Tag words: squash, literacy, high school prep, boarding school, college prep, SAT, after school
Programs/Services
CitySquash
Description: Founded by Sanford Schwartz and launched in 2002, CitySquash began its fifth season in the fall of 2006 and will serve sixty-five elementary, middle and high school students during the 2006-2007 academic year. For CitySquash’s middle and high school students, CitySquash is a year-round, three-to-four days per week commitment that lasts up to seven years and combines squash, tutoring, mentoring, travel, community service, nutrition education, independent school placement and college prep. CitySquash increases its enrollment by ten students a year.
Fees for services:
Ages of students:
Schools/sites: Students from Middle School 45
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