The Sportmens Tennis & Enrichment Center Inc

TO BUILD LEADERS ON THE COURT, IN THE CLASSROOM, AND IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ACADEMIC 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.

TENNIS: STEC YOUTH TENNIS PROGRAMS RANGE FROM SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON GETTING YOUTH ACTIVE THROUGH TENNIS AND INTRODUCTORY TENNIS FOR NEW PLAYERS, TO COMPETITIVE TRAINING FOR THE SERIOUS YOUNG ATHLETE. OVER 2,500 CHILDREN AND YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN THE TENNIS INSTRUCTION AND COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS AT STEC. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT YOUTH IN ADVANCING AT THEIR OWN PACE AND REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL AND ARE KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY FOR DEVELOPING HIGH-PERFORMING TENNIS PLAYERS, INCREASING DIVERSITY AMONGST COMPETITIVE JUNIOR PLAYERS, AND BROADENING INTEREST IN TENNIS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BOSTON COMMUNITY. ADULT TENNIS PROGRAMS INCLUDE 5 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COMPETITIVE TRAVELING TEAMS, MIXED DOUBLES LEAGUE PLAY, INTERNAL LEAGUES, CLINICS, LESSONS AND CONTRACT COURT RENTALS.

ENRICHMENT: STEC OFFERS TWO GENDER-SPECIFIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: HEY (HIGH ENERGY YOUNG) SISTER: A FREE PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS GIRLS AGES 11-17 TO EXPLORE IMPORTANT ISSUES SUCH AS HEALTH AND WELLNESS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, SOCIAL ACTIVISM, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND COLLEGE AND CAREER EXPLORATION, AND DEUCE (DON'T EVER UNDERESTIMATE CONSISTENT EFFORT) BOYS: A FREE PROGRAM BASED ON THE SAME PROGRAM MODEL AS HEY SISTER FOR BOYS AGES 8-12. WE OFFER A 9 WEEK SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM WHICH COMBINES TENNIS INSTRUCTION WITH SWIMMING, SOCCER, GOLF, ARTS AND CRAFTS, READING AND FIELD TRIPS. WE HOST SIMILAR CAMPS DURING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL VACATION WEEKS. WE ALSO ARE A HOST SITE FOR URBAN FARMING INITIATIVE, WHICH ESTABLISHED AN URBAN FARM ON ONE QUARTER ACRE OF OPEN SPACE ON OUR FOUR ACRE COMPLEX. THIS GIVES OUR STUDENTS A REAL-LIFE ENVIRONMENTAL CLASSROOM, A FIRST-HAND VIEW OF THE PROCESS OF CULTIVATING LAND AND ON-GOING DIALOGUE AROUND THE IMPACT OF FOOD CHOICES ON OUR LIVES AND OUR ECONOMY. FOR CCW: THE MISSION OF THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S CENTER FOR COMMUNITY WELLNESS (CCW) AT SPORTSMEN'S TENNIS AND ENRICHMENT CENTER IS TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY IN THE UNDER-RESOURCED BOSTON COMMUNITIES OF DORCHESTER, MATTAPAN AND ROXBURY, KNOWN AS THE BLUE HILL CORRIDOR. THE CCW PARTNERS TO INCREASE RESIDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, PROMOTES AND PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND COLLABORATES TO DISMANTLE THE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS AND RECTIFY THE INJUSTICES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH DISPARITIES. WE PROVIDE ADULT PROGRAMMING ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, FOCUSING ON DIFFERENT HEALTH CONCERNS SUCH AS DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, OBESITY, RENAL DISEASE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND MORE. WHEN THE PANDEMIC REQUIRED US TO STOP IN PERSON PROGRAMS, WE TRANSITIONED TO ZOOM PROGRAMMING. OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR PROVIDES A 6 MONTH HEALTHY LIFESTYLES PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO ADDRESS THEIR HEALTH AND LIFESTYLES BUT MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN SPENDING MONEY, OR USING TRANSPORTATION TO ATTEND COSTLY PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN FREE, FOR THE LOCAL RESIDENTS. WE ALSO, THROUGH THE GOULD FOUNDATION GRANT, HAVE A PORTABLE TEACHING KITCHEN, AND COOK WITH THE STUDENTS IN THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM MONTHLY. ALL MEALS ARE VEGETARIAN, COST EFFECTIVE, AND EASILY REPLICATED AT HOME. PARENTS OFTEN ATTEND TO HELP WITH THE COOKING, WHEN IN PERSON. AFTER THE PANDEMIC, WE PIVOTED TO ZOOM CLASSES, AND FOCUSED ON HEALTHY, COST EFFECTIVE SNACKS STUDENTS COULD MAKE AT HOME WITHOUT MUCH PREP. FOR THE STAFF, WE PROVIDE CPR CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. WE CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND LIFE EXPECTANCY RATES ALONG THE BLUE HILL CORRIDOR AS WE IMPLEMENT MORE PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS NEEDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ACADEMIC: STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 AND YOUNG ADULTS UP TO AGE 24 ARE SUPPORTED IN THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEY. THE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THEIR SUCCESS INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, OPERATING MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM 2:30-5:45PM WITH A FOCUS ON LITERACY AND MATH SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THEIR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE SUPPORT TO A COHORT OF 50+ STUDENTS WHO ATTEND OUR ACADEMIC AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM EACH WEEK. OUR STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN 3-4 HOURS OF TENNIS INSTRUCTION WEEKLY. STEC PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO IN-NEED RECIPIENTS. FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER LEARNING ACADEMY PROVIDING 40 STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AND SUMMER ENRICHMENT AS PART OF A CITYWIDE SCHOOL/COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE LEARNING LOSS THAT OCCURS FOR MANY URBAN STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER. WE ALSO HOST A HISET PROGRAM TO ASSIST YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL OBTAIN THEIR CREDENTIALS.