Women in domestic abuse situations and victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking have special needs in addition to the need for safe and secure housing, so they can begin to heal from the trauma they have suffered.
Led by Immaculate Heart Community member Silvia Gutierrez, Safe Parking LA aims to convert Los Angeles County's underutilized parking lots for city residents experiencing homelessness with vehicles.
Faith-based programs to help those who must live in their cars are a new and creative way to help some of the hidden homeless.
Afghan and Ukrainian refugees find a home with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, New York, bringing "new life to these old walls."
Immigrants' journeys do not end when they reach the United States. Catholic sisters are helping them feel welcomed and restoring their sense of belonging, a first step to new life in a new home.
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On any given night in the United States, 41,000 unaccompanied youth ages 13-25 are without a home. And on all of those nights, Catholic women religious are working to shelter them, feed them, and protect them.
In diverse programs around the U.S., Catholic sisters recognize the many needs of the population of homeless youth and model how to be present to them emotionally as well as help them in practical ways.
<h2><a style="color: #3b4456; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.globalsistersreport.org/columns/2-visionary-women-much-you-… visionary women, much like you and me</a></h2><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="byline">by Monique Tarabeh</div><div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><p>"The future of religious l
Monique Tarabeh is a member of the congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. Born in Damascus, Syria, Monique currently resides in St. Louis.