Our History
After establishing the organization Urban Harvest in 1994 focusing on empowerment in inner city communities in the U.S. and other nations, Go-Mission was founded in 2018 to lead international humanitarian and educational projects among the poor. The first location was Vietnam. Dr. Tom Grassano visited Vietnam in 1996 accompanying a Vietnam Veteran reconciliation mission which was also building a medical clinic in a rural area. He visited tribal villages, beginning an impactful and life-changing mission. After subsequent trips to Vietnam, he was able to return to the tribal villages he visited in 1996 and began building relationships with local leaders. He listened to them expressing their needs and began strategizing with them, forming partnerships to combat malnutrition and high levels of infant mortality and to ensure education for children. This became the focus and Go-Mission was founded.
The mission of Go-Mission is to improve quality of life, ensure access to nutritious and sustainable food, secure pathways to education, mentor leaders, build networks for change, and build bridges between cultures. Partnerships continue in Vietnam and have developed in other nations. Learn more about our current projects here.
Go-Mission Core Values
- We believe that honesty, dependability and integrity are essential aspects of character.
- We seek to show love and compassion with equality to all people.
- We strive to serve one another and to seek effective ways to relieve the suffering and burden of our fellow man.
- We believe it is our responsibility and life mission to pour our knowledge and experience into the lives of others, especially the next generation.
- We believe that faith and family are our greatest gifts on earth.
- We seek to be examples of forgiveness, reconciliation and respect for all people.
- We seek to honor the dignity of all people, regardless of race, culture, religion, and economic status.
- We strive for excellence in all we do.
- We believe that all people are born with a divinely-designed destiny; the journey to discover it is one of the most exciting quests in life.
Dr. Tom Grassano
Dr. Tom Grassano is the founder and executive director of Go-Mission. He has successfully led outreach to more than 20 nations for 35 years. This outreach includes medical, agriculture, education, sport, creative arts, and cultural interchange, advancing quality of life among the poor and disenfranchised.
He established Go-Mission in 2018 to focus on empowerment of the world’s poor through agricultural development, educational sponsorship, clean water projects, and other effective forms of humanitarian outreach, improving the quality of life for many.
Dr. Grassano is married to Lidia. They have two children, Angel and Tommy, who are very involved in the work of Go-Mission.
Dr. Tom Grassano
Dr. Tom Grassano is the founder and executive director of Go-Mission. He has successfully led outreach to more than 20 nations for 35 years. This outreach includes medical, agriculture, education, sport, creative arts, and cultural interchange, advancing quality of life among the poor and disenfranchised.
Dr. Grassano served as director of STEP for five years, commissioning over 3,000 youth and adults to serve in 40 nations. Dr. Grassano then founded Urban Harvest, an organization leading outreach and empowerment among the poor and disenfranchised in the South Bronx and Detroit and providing life-changing serving opportunities for youth and adults in urban communities. He established Go-Mission as the international humanitarian arm of Urban Harvest. He has successfully led these organizations for over 30 years. They are changing lives, empowering leaders, and impacting communities today.
Dr. Grassano is married to Lidia. They have two children, Angel and Tommy, who are very involved in the work of Go-Mission.
The Grassano Family
Dr. Tom Grassano
Dr. Tom Grassano is the founder and executive director of Go-Mission. He has successfully led outreach to more than 20 nations for 35 years. This outreach includes medical, agriculture, education, sport, creative arts, and cultural interchange, advancing quality of life among the poor and disenfranchised.
Dr. Grassano served as director of STEP for five years, commissioning over 3,000 youth and adults to serve in 40 nations. Dr. Grassano then founded Urban Harvest, an organization leading outreach and empowerment among the poor and disenfranchised in the South Bronx and Detroit and providing life-changing serving opportunities for youth and adults in urban communities. He established Go-Mission as the international humanitarian arm of Urban Harvest. He has successfully led these organizations for over 30 years. They are changing lives and impacting communities today.
Dr. Grassano is married to Lidia. They have two children, Angel and Tommy, who are very involved in the work of Go-Mission.