Through creating and supporting after-school-based programs and community centers, BTS Detroit Wrestling works closely with public, charter, parochial, private schools, and community centers, in addition to creating our piloted BTS Detroit Downtown Training Center, these programs and community locations help close the disparity gaps in meaningful areas of measurement, and meet the objectives of the MI New Economy, MI Poverty Task Force, Detroit Public Schools Health Hub initiatives, Detroit’s vision for walkable neighborhoods, along with the the Federal Government’s 2030 Healthy People campaign.
With both before and after-school programming already in operation throughout Detroit and Wayne County, Beat the Streets Detroit (BTSD) is a Detroit-based nonprofit organization that uses the sport of wrestling to develop and strengthen mental health and physical literacy, positive decision-making, and leadership skills, all while focusing on closing the disparity gap in GPA, Attendance, Disciplinary Referrals, and both high school and college Drop Out and Graduation Rate. In addition to wrestling-based programming, BTSD includes healthy food options and meals throughout our 17 locations, along with academic and support services for our student-athletes.
Since our inception in 2009, BTSD has collaborated with the Detroit Public School Community District (DPSCD) to set up wrestling programs and community centers in Detroit and Wayne County. Beat the Streets provides access to high-quality programming and resources for primary school through college-aged youth, as well as continuing education programs for coaches and student-athletes. Through its partnerships with local schools and nonprofits, the organization aims to create generational change and build a better future for the City of Detroit, focusing on developing the skills of at-risk youth in mentoring and leadership, community involvement, program development, identity and character development, physical fitness and nutrition, and academic achievement.
Required is unencumbered space, but never the weather, the vehicle that Beat the Streets Detroit drives is the sport of wrestling. As a sport that’s for everyone, wrestling has a reputation for being one of the only games which both able bodied and physically disabled people can compete equally. With both before and after-school programming already in operation throughout Detroit and Wayne County, Beat the Streets Detroit (BTSD) is a Detroit-based nonprofit organization that uses the sport of wrestling to develop and strengthen mental health and physical literacy, positive decision-making, and leadership skills, all while focusing on closing the disparity gap in GPA, Attendance, Disciplinary Referrals, and both high school and college Drop Out and Graduation Rate. In addition to wrestling-based programming, BTSD includes healthy food options and meals throughout our 17 locations, along with academic and support services for our student-athletes.
Since our inception in 2009, BTSD has collaborated with the Detroit Public School Community District (DPSCD) to set up wrestling programs and community centers in Detroit and Wayne County. Beat the Streets provides access to high-quality programming and resources for primary school through college-aged youth, as well as continuing education programs for coaches and student-athletes. Through its partnerships with local schools and nonprofits, the organization aims to create generational change and build a better future for the City of Detroit, focusing on developing the skills of at-risk youth in mentoring and leadership, community involvement, program development, identity and character development, physical fitness and nutrition, and academic achievement.
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