Program areas at Atlanta Community Squash
The organization's sports-based youth development program, which operates as A+ Squash, provides athletic and academic training in three-hour after- school sessions throughout the school year, with additional athletic and Community service activities available on weekends and during the summer. Our participants are underserved students in the Atlanta public school system in the 5th through 12 grades. A+ removes access barriers by providing all programming, including transportation, and equipment, free of charge. A+ scholar athletes have regularly demonstrated academic improvements while exhibiting positive work habits. In addition, the seniors in our program have A 100% graduation rate, and the majority are enrolled in college.
The organization's physical facility at 1019 collier rd. Ne, suite A, Atlanta, ga 30318, which operates as Atlanta Community Squash llc (acs), is the long term home of A+ Squash. In addition, acs operates as the first official Community Squash affiliate of us Squash, the sport's national governing body. As such, acs's mission is to promote Squash's growth and development in Atlanta and the southeast, by providing awareness and access to existing and future players from all socioeconomic backgrounds, ages and genders. To promote accessibility, acs strives to offer membership and programming opportunities at A cost below prevailing market pricing.