94% Post-Secondary Attendance Rate
78% of UST Students on Honour Roll
100% High School Graduation Rate
Urban Squash Toronto is a charitable organization that combines an intensive after-school, 6 days-a-week, yearlong education program with concentrated athletics (principally squash). We support underserved youth in the Jane-Finch corridor to reach their full academic, athletic and personal potential.
Our goal is to ensure all of UST’s students graduate from high school and pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. In doing so, our students grow to become healthy, civic-minded, educated adults, transforming their lives and the community in which they live.
250 Hours
of Training Per Student Each Year
6 Days
OF Programming provided Weekly
250 Hours
of tutoring per student each year
Our Story
UST was founded in 2010 by a dynamic group of Toronto squash enthusiasts wanting to support and provide access to a sport, otherwise unavailable, to underserved youth in the Jane and Finch area.
UST first enrolled youth in 2012 from two schools in the Jane and Finch area (Brookview and Oakdale Middle schools). The program has since grown to support over 100 students from 8 local schools, with our first class of high school seniors graduating in 2018.
UST is modelled after a highly successful U.S initiative, the Squash Education Alliance (SEA, www.squashandeducation.org). SEA started in the mid 1990s and has now grown to 20 U.S and 5 international sister charities, UST being the only Canadian chapter. In 2024, SEA charities have over 2,500 students participating in their urban squash programs with an impressive 94% earning post-secondary degrees.
Mission
Urban Squash Toronto's mission is to empower and inspire underserved youth in the Jane and Finch area to improved academic and athletic achievement through intensive educational programming, squash training, mentorship and character development
Goals and Impact
Urban Squash Toronto's goals are to ensure every student enrolled:
graduates highschool
improves academic performance
develops an ethic of hard work and commitment
participates in long-term habits of healthy active living
develops a deep sense of self-confidence, integrity and personal development
