• 8,600 children and families served


• Increase of 19% in program enrollment


• Increase of 39% in volunteers (for a total of 174 volunteers)


• Increase in number of special events, which include the Health Fair, Halloween Party, Community Thanksgiving Dinner, and Holiday Toy Drive

• 52% of program participants were from Harlem; 31% of program participants were from the Bronx


• 59% of program participants are African-American; 30% of program participants are Latino

• 100% of high school seniors in our teen pregnancy prevention program graduated from high school; 58% of these graduates went on to college


• 81% of high school seniors in our workforce development programs graduated from high school


• 71% of graduated seniors in these high school programs went on to college

• 1,055 youth participated in paid internships


• 6,000 hours of summer job training were completed


• $663,000 of earned income was generated at 188 worksites

• 100% of children serviced through the Family Preservation Programs remain with their families and out of the foster care system


• 100% successful prevention, and therefore no pregnancies, among participants in the teen pregnancy prevention program

AMACHI NY, based on a model developed by Public/Private Ventures (P/PV), a national non-profit organization based in Philadelphia PA, is a mentoring program that matches volunteer mentors from church congregations with the children of incarcerated parents in one-to-one mentoring relationships. The program model, which was initiated in Philadelphia in 2000, is in the midst of a nationwide expansion.

CAREER READINESS AND EDUCATION WORKSHOP (CREW), administered at our Minisink Townhouse, is a 12-month Employment and Education Program for in-school youth aged 14 to 18. CREW is designed to create a community of care for young people that encourages school retention, academic success and strategic career planning. The program provides after-school activities during the school year and full-day employment and personal enrichment activities during the summer recess. The program service modules include Comprehensive Assessment; Counseling; Academic Readiness; School Advocacy; Employment Training; Employability Skills and Work Readiness; Job Development; Mentoring; Leadership Development; Health Promotions and Crisis Intervention.

CLUB REAL DEAL offers New York City adolescents a healthy, safe, nurturing and educational environment during after school hours. This program, administered from the Minisink Townhouse, is designed to prevent unintended and early pregnancy through academic motivation and assistance; family, life and sexuality education classes; job training and employment opportunities; sports; creative self-expression; and access to medical, dental and mental health services. The program is conducted in four-year cycles to ensure that it has a maximum impact on participants.

FAMILY LIFE MANAGEMENT CENTER provides a variety of services that prevent the disintegration of the family as a unit, including parent empowerment training (parent advocacy and child development activities) and individual/family counseling. Domestic violence workshops, relationship counseling, and young father/young mother discussion groups are also provided. In keeping with the concept of a community of care, needed services that Mission Society does not have the capacity to provide are accessed through other neighborhood providers with whom linkages have been established.

SCHOOL-BASED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS provide children (ages 5-11) with a safe, fun-filled environment in which to learn and play during after school hours. These programs – which are operated in PS 85, PS 92 and PS 175 – offer activities such as homework help, ESL instruction, arts and crafts, music, dance, computer training, and sports.

SUMMER DAY CAMP POWER ACADEMY at Minisink Townhouse channels the energy of inner-city children ages 6-12 into positive academic, cultural and recreational activities.

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM provides teens from low-income families with 7 weeks of paid work experience in the public sector during the summer. Inherent in the design of the program is the development of a pool of jobs and the matching of young people to those jobs in a way that is appropriate to their skills, interests and abilities. In support of this process, adjustment to the workplace and work performance is closely monitored. Counseling relative to work place behavior is provided to support youngsters, and frequent interfacing with supervisors ensures substantive work experience and dispute mediation.