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MISSION AND GOALS
The Sportsmen’s mission is to build leaders on the court, in the classroom and in the greater community by providing academic, wellness and social development programs alongside recreational and competitive tennis instruction for youth and adults. Sportsmen’s is committed to improving life opportunities for youth in Boston’s Blue Hill Corridor while welcoming a diverse community from the Greater Boston area.
Sportsmen's has invested 60 years in the health and well-being of Boston's inner city neighborhoods. We are a year-round, family centered organization offering tennis, academic and social enrichment programs for K-12 aged youth, adult basic education, financial literacy courses, health and wellness screening and classes. We have successfully provided free and low-cost access to educational and physical activities for the economically disadvantaged youth and families of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury (Boston’s Blue Hill Corridor). We target low-income Blue Hill Corridor neighborhoods within a 1.5 mile radius of our facility, which are some of the most challenged and under-served areas of Boston. Our primary target population is low-income, school-age youth and young adults up to age 24 and their families residing in the inner city communities mentioned above. Our youth are 71% elementary school age, 16% middle school, 12% high school age, and 1% young adults who are not in school; gender distribution is even. 87% of the students in our programs are underprivileged (based on a scale used to determine financial aid and free or reduced lunch at school). And our work directly addresses what studies show are the most pressing challenges faced by youth and families in economically depressed neighborhoods: poor academic performance of K-12 children; obesity, chronic illness and cardiovascular disease, stemming from limited physical activity; and lack of quality, affordable after-school options for children.
