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Catholic High Schools
‘Futures in Education’ builds road to success for Catholic school students
BY MCGEORGE SORENSEN
For many families across
Brooklyn and Queens, sending
their children to a Catholic grammar
school may be an impossible
task because they have low
incomes and cannot aff ord the
yearly tuition, which runs into
thousands of dollars annually.
That’s where Futures in
Education comes in.
The nonprofit organization
operated by the Diocese of
Brooklyn and Queens holds all
kinds of fundraisers each year
to help parents across the diocese
aff ord a Catholic education
for their children. Futures in
Education also establishes partnership
with private donors and
organizations to enable schools to
have updated curriculums and the
proper tools needed to educate
their students, and to assist teachers
in refi ning their craft through
training programs.
Th ere are a litany of ways private
donors can contribute to Catholic education
through the Futures in Education.
One way is the “Be an Angel to a
Student” Program, in which an individual
can help cover the cost of a Catholic
school student’s tuition every year starting
at $1,500. Angels also get to know
the students they are helping by exchanging
notes, cards and drawings; all Angels
receive progress reports on how they’re
students are performing in class.
Each Angel gets to meet their students
Photo via Facebook/Futures in Education
at the Angel Reception, an annual celebration
held by Futures in Education. Th e
Angels are also invited to attend school
plays, recitals and graduation ceremonies.
“We continue to be hard at work ensuring
that every deserving family requesting
fi nancial tuition assistance receives
it through our Be an Angel to
a Student and other scholarship
programs,” Msgr. Jamie
Gigantiello, vicar for development
for the Diocese of Brooklyn,
said in a December 2016 letter.
“However, it is not enough to look
back on only the successes of the
year. Instead, we must also focus
on those students who we were
unable to assist and fi nd additional
donors willing to join us in support
of this cause.”
During the 2015-16 school year,
Futures in Education doled out
more than $7 million in scholarships
to 4,873 students. Th e median
annual household income of
their scholarship recipients is
$28,000, with 31% of families living
at or below the poverty level.
Futures in Education also works
to connect Catholic grammar school
alumni with their alma maters, and
young executives to schools around
the diocese, to further increase support
for Catholic education.
Individual donations of any amount, as
always, are also accepted.
To learn more about the Futures in
Education program, or to contribute to
the cause, visit www.futuresineducation.
org.
Queens’ Catholic High Schools
Archbishop Molloy High School
83-53 Manton St.
Briarwood, NY 11435
718-441-2100
www.molloyhs.org
Cathedral Preparatory Seminary
56-25 92nd St.
Elmhurst, NY 11373
718-592-6800
www.cathedralprep.org
Christ the King Regional
High School
68-02 Metropolitan Ave.
Middle Village, NY 11379
718-366-7400
www.ctkny.org
Holy Cross High School
26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11358
718-886-7250
www.holycrosshs.org
Msgr. McClancy Memorial
High School
71-06 31st Ave.
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
718-353-6276
718-423-8810
718-898-3800
www.stagneshs.org
www.sfponline.org
www.msgrmcclancy.org
St. Francis Preparatory
St. John’s Preparatory High School
St. Agnes Academic High School
High School
21-21 Crescent St.
13-20 124th St.
6100 Francis Lewis Blvd.
Astoria, NY 11105
College Point, NY 11356
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
718-721-7200
Photo via Facebook/Archbishop Molloy High School
www.stjohnsprepschool.org
The Mary Louis Academy
176-21 Wexford Terrace
Jamaica Estates, NY 11432
718-297-2120
www.tmla.org
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