One of thousands of Mission Society success stories, Anthony H. begins his freshman year at college this fall. When we first met him two years ago, Anthony had a poor attitude toward school and was falling behind. His mother was at a loss as to how to help him and feared that he belonged in military school. The future of Anthony's education was in serious jeopardy and his family was struggling with limited financial resources. Anthony and his mother then heard of Harlem Renaissance High School, one of the schools served by Mission Society, and decided to give it a try.



There, Anthony learned that Mission Society helps kids who are at least two years behind academically turn their lives around by providing intensive academic and career support, enabling them to graduate high school and go on to college.



While the face of need has changed many times in New York City over the years, Mission Society has consistently been at the forefront of human service delivery. Before the Civil War, we helped people primarily from Northern and Western Europe: the British, the Irish and the Germans. After the Civil War and through World War I, we helped immigrants mainly from Southern and Eastern Europe: the Italians, the Polish, and the Greeks. Today most of our work is focused on African-American and Latino populations in Harlem and the Bronx. And recently, we offered our help to those affected by the World Trade Center disaster