Themission of the Cornelia Connelly Center (CCC) is simple, but bold – totransform lives through education. CCC operates an eight-year program onManhattan’s Lower East Side, serving girls living in poverty. Through ConnellyMiddle School of the Holy Child (CMS), students in grades five through eightreceive a rigorous education focused on their holistic development.  TheGraduate Support Program (GSP) serves graduates in grades nine through twelve,ensuring their success in high school and pursuit of higher education.Partnering with each student to defy the odds, the Cornelia Connelly Centertransforms lives with joyful perseverance and a zealous belief in the potentialof all students.