"Keeping Philadelphia Public School Students In School + In Shape + On Track for Graduation"

Citizenship Tour
High school junior Colesto Williams joined 22 Squash & Education Association student-athletes from around the US for an epic and inspiring series of meetings with political, corporate and media leaders. See who she met with here!

Graduation
SquashSmarts' Sweet 16 (aka our 16th year of programming) saw 143 student-athletes celebrate a milestone year that featured 74% attendance at 239 practices. Among the highlights were remarks and recognition of our graduating 7-year seniors:

Bairon Garcia
Esperanza College of Eastern University
Alleisha Outlaw‐Mercer
Lancaster Bible College School of Nursing
Jose Rubert Zayas
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Tyshae Smart
Year‐Up Career Readiness Program
Dubois Stewart
University of Pennsylvania
Jordan Williams
Lincoln University

Philly Spring Clean Up
108 SquashSmarts students and volunteers from Conestoga, LaSalle Basketball, Lenfest Center, Little Flower, Phelps School, Up2Us answered Mayor Kenney's call on Saturday 4/8 to clean up our city!

Mother & Son Make Headlines!
7-year senior Dubois Stewart had quite a week: first he was accepted to Drexel, then he was accepted to Penn, and then he and his mother were featured in the news:

"Hunting Park: SquashSmarts Prepares Kids For What Is Next In Life Through Squash"
Philadelphia Neighborhoods

How a Germantown woman transformed her home into the Colored Girls Museum"
The Philadelphia Inquirer

2017 Urban Team Nationals
Philly proudly hosted 450 student-athletes​ from 18 cities. Congratulations to Philly Boys U15 B Team Champions Melvin Valerio, Sir McDaniel, Ranson Gammon, Armede Hardrick, Jared Williams!

GSK Impact Award
SquashSmarts was one of ten local non-profits recognized for it contribution to a Healthier Philadelphia as part of GlaxoSmithKline's 20th Anniversary Community IMPACT Awards 
GSK Press Release

PECO Powers Our Updates
Did you know SquashSmarts Student Updates are made possible thanks to support from our friends at PECO?

Comcast's Digital Literacy
SquashSmarts kids maintain this website thanks to funding from The Comcast Foundation!

2017 BestShotBall
Squash + Tennis + Golf Charity Competition Raises $317,304

What Do Our Kids Say?
"SquashSmarts Equals" by Alkemy X

Our Awards

2016 GSK Community IMPACT Award GlaxoSmithKline

2016 Youth Coach of the Year Philadelphia Coaches Conference

2016 National Coach of the Year Up2Us Sports

2013 STRIVE Organization of the Year National Council of Youth Sports & AIG

2010 & 2013 Grant Award Recipient The Pew Charitable Trusts

2012 Host to Michelle Obama "Let's Move!" Anti-Obesity Initiative 

2010 Robert P. Levy Service Award The Philadelphia Sports Congress

2009 Champion-in-Action Citizens Bank, NBC10, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Our Partners


Carver School for Engineering & Science 7th-12th
Esperanza Academy Charter School 6th-8th
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary 6th-8th
Overbrook Educational Center 6th-8th