MISSION SQUASH OF HOUSTON
PO BOX 5406963, HOUSTON, TX 772540693 www.missionsquash.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HELP CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES STAY IN SCHOOL, GRADUATE AND ASPIRE TO COLLEGE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH AND FITNESS THROUGH THE GAME OF SQUASH. EMPOWER THEM TO MAKE A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES.

4MISSION SQUASH PROGRAM: IN OCTOBER 2013, THE ORGANIZATION WILL INITIATE AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM BEGINNING WITH A CLASS OF 25 6TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM GREGORY LINCOLN EDUCATION CENTER, A MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE 70% OF THE CHILDREN ARE FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL FREE LUNCH PROGRAM. THE STUDENTS WILL COMMIT TO 100 HOURS OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT, 100 HOURS OF SQUASH TRAINING AND 10 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PER ACADEMIC YEAR. THREE TIMES PER WEEK, STUDENTS WILL ATTEND A ONE HOUR SQUASH SESSION TO DEVELOP FITNESS, SPORTSMANSHIP AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, AND A ONE HOUR ACADEMIC SESSION PROVIDING HOMEWORK HELP AND INDIVIDUAL TUTORING. OUTSIDE OF THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, THE STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE 10 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE TO HELP FOSTER A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. ALL TRANSPORTATION, EQUIPMENT AND SNACKS ARE PROVIDED BY MISSION SQUASH. THE ORGANIZATION'S LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN HOUSTON BY PROVIDING A SAFE, FUN AND CONSTRUCTIVE AFTER-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, AND A STRUCTURED, CARING AND CONSISTENT SUPPORT NETWORK FOR UNDER-SERVED YOUTH.

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