b'SPOTLIGHT ON:MISSION PROMISE10NEIGHBORHOOD YEARSA decade of successWhen our budding Mission Promise Neighborhood (MPN)dents jubilantly throw their mortarboard high in the air at was being created in 2012, we anticipated that a newtheir high school graduation, breathe a deep sigh of relief model of nonprofits working collaboratively was on theupon receipt of an acceptance letter to the college of their horizon. A decade later, the results have been many, andchoice and showcase an enviable smile when they sign an the successes great. And theres more to come. offer letter for their first real job. For their immigrant moth-ers and fathers, the sacrifice is all worth itand their As the backbone agency with 20+ diverse cross-sectorsmiles are even wider than those of their children.partners,MEDAcreatedatwo-generation,collective impact model. To distill what can seem too heady, think ofThese stories are no one-offs. There have been an astound-it this way: Together, we make sure parents are connecteding27,000 communitymemberssupportedbyMPN to free resources to ensure they are economically secureover the past decade. All in one-and-a-half square miles. so that their children can do better in school. As the major- Were talking true impact, made possible by family success ity of our MPN students are first generation, their new- coaches placed at nine schools and several early learning comer parents could not be prouder than when these stu- and care centers, a culturally relevant promotoras outreach 16'