Portland nonprofit Smashing Barriers aims to improve the lives of young people through tennis

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Portland nonprofit Smashing Barriers aims to improve the lives of young people through tennis

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Published on Aug 11, 2025, 2:00:28 PM
Total time: 00:14:14

Episode Description

The Portland-based nonprofit Smashing Barriers works with organizations including the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Friendly House to offer free tennis clinics and organizes charity tournaments. Jiya Mehta and Rohan Shah, the co-founders, started the nonprofit while in high school. They aim to bring the organization to each state in the U.S. In addition to Oregon, the nonprofit already has chapters in Arizona, California and Texas. Shah and Mehta join us with more on how tennis has shaped their lives and their plans for growing Smashing Barriers.

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