John Strazzabosco is an educator, lecturer, and writer. A retired math teacher with thirty-three years in the Pittsford Central Schools, Strazzabosco wrote the book Ninety Feet Under: What poverty does to people. He has written essays and features for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and several books for students, including How Spending and Saving Affect You for seventh grade students.
He has presented workshops on understanding poverty to teachers, administrators, and staff, including the Pittsford Schools, Webster Schools, Rochester Area Literacy Conference, Hillside Crestwood Center, Villa of Hope, and the Mary Cariola Center.
His active involvement in the poverty community spans over fifteen years, and has included tutoring, mentoring, training mentors for a self-sufficiency program run by Action for a Better Community, participation in the Rochester Children’s Zone, and work with youth at a city drop-in center. He currently mentors and tutors young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Please visit his website johnstrazzabosco.com
