| "We are to be pioneers for a better world, working for social reform, not through decrees imposed by power but through renewal of the spirit from within."
Sister Margaret Slachta, SSS
1884-1974
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We respond to present-day needs and challenges, focusing on the concerns of women, children and families.
Our work has supported:
Centers for homeless teens and marginalized women
Parenting education for inner-city mothers
Quality, affordable housing
Foster care for infants in crisis
Work cooperatives for women
Meals and companionship for the elderly
Neighborhood centers for low-income families
Parish social work
Residential summer camps and retreats
Lifelong faith development with families and individuals
Chaplaincy
Read more about our ministries here.
In addition to our work at the local level, we seek to change systems that perpetuate poverty and injustice, through community organizing, economic development and legislative advocacy.
We perform these and many other services in California and other states within the U.S., as well as in Mexico, the Philippines and Taiwan.
