Mission Squash recruits students from Houston’s underserved communities and functions as the pivot point in their life trajectory.
Starting in middle school and extending through college graduation, Mission Squash “Scholars” make a seven year commitment to attend 200 hours of tutoring sessions and practices throughout the school year: after school, at weekends and for much of summer.
Students volunteer in their communities and travel to colleges and cities across the country to study and compete. They receive regular guidance and support from mentors drawn from Houston’s professional community.
The program operates from our purpose-built squash and education facility, built within a public middle school in 2015 in the Houston Heights – the first of its kind in North America. Practice takes place daily, and Scholars enrolled at nearby High Schools are brought to program via the Mission Squash Shuttle.