How wrestling helps kids beat the streets
By Steven Shaprio
Yahoo! News
Yonefry Polanco’s passion for wrestling has helped him develop more than just impressive athletic ability.
“Once I started applying, once I started wrestling, I started passing my Regents and had better grades,” says the New York City high school student.
Polanco is a member of Beat the Streets New York City, a nonprofit organization that helps urban youth develop to their full potential.
“We deal with the New York City population, with kids that are living often in distress, and wrestling gives them a sense of community, a sense of family, a sense of purpose,” according to Beat the Streets founder Mike Novogratz.
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Yahoo! News
Yonefry Polanco’s passion for wrestling has helped him develop more than just impressive athletic ability.
“Once I started applying, once I started wrestling, I started passing my Regents and had better grades,” says the New York City high school student.
Polanco is a member of Beat the Streets New York City, a nonprofit organization that helps urban youth develop to their full potential.
“We deal with the New York City population, with kids that are living often in distress, and wrestling gives them a sense of community, a sense of family, a sense of purpose,” according to Beat the Streets founder Mike Novogratz.
Read the complete story and watch the Yahoo! News Video at http://yhoo.it/1Nj4PK7
Reprinted with permission from Yahoo. 2015 Yahoo. YAHOO! and the YAHOO! logo are trademarks of Yahoo.
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