New York City Mission Society

To provide a warm and loving environment for children and families living in difficult circumstances caused by poverty.

We strive to empower the people and communities we serve.

We honor and build upon our rich history as New York City's oldest private social service agency.

We believe in the importance of faith and spirit.

We are committed to diversity.

Established in 1812, New York City Mission Society programs have provided pathways out of poverty to many generations of New Yorkers in need.

We are pleased to report that in the last year alone, Mission Society programs enriched the lives of 13,000 individuals in Harlem, the Lower East Side, the Bronx, and Brooklyn. Young people constitute the majority of our clients, although we serve people of all ages. We are committed to increasing the self-sufficiency of children and families challenged by poverty through programs, services, and events that focus on education, personal growth & development,prevention, and arts & recreation.

While our work is anchored by the value we place on education, we also seek to address the critical developmental issues facing young people and their families. Within this context, we offer after-school services, an adolescent pregnancy prevention program, mentoring, career readiness workshops, and school retention/drop-out prevention programs.