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Philly 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 News!
7-year senior Dubois Stewart had quite a week: accepted to Drexel, accepted to Penn, and both he and his mother were featured in the press...

"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 was proud to host 450 student-athletes from 18 cities. Congratulations to our Boys Under 15 B Team Champions Melvin Valerio, Sir McDaniel, Ranson Gammon, Armede Hardrick, Jared Williams!

GSK Impact Award
SquashSmarts was one of ten local non-profits making a powerful 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 updates on our kids is 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
Charity Competition
Raises $317,304

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

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

Partners

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

Philly Clean Up108 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!

2017 Urban Team NationalsPhilly was proud to host 450 student-athletes​ from 18 cities. Congratulations to our Boys Under 15 B Team Champions Melvin Valerio, Sir McDaniel, Ranson Gammon, Armede Hardrick, Jared Williams!

GSK Impact AwardSquashSmarts was one of ten local non-profits making a powerful 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 updates on our kids is 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 BestShotBallCharity Competition Raises $317,304

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