Social Services

Since its inception in 1994, ABLE (Affirming, Believing, Learning, Empowering) Families has been engaged in education and child advocacy. It offers parenting and nutrition programs, helps the people of Mingo County access community resources, and provides adult literacy education. Located in the coal fields of southern West Virginia, this ministry addresses the systemic causes of poverty, offering the people of the area a sign of hope.

Contact: Janet Peterworth, OSU
304-393-4987
jpeterworth@ablefamilies.org
www.ablefamilies.org

Bethany House
722 South Rose Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-5216

Established in 1985, Bethany House provides a safe, hospitable, faith-based, homelike atmosphere for women needing temporary shelter while seeking a permanent residence and employment. It offers women an environment of personal caring and attention, as well as professional assistance as they gradually work to shape independent and successful lives.

Contact: Rose Cadaret, CSJ
269-388-3409 - rcadaret@csjoseph.org

Caregiver Companion
612 Wabash Avenue
Lafayette, IN 47995

Caregiver Companion is an organization of more than one hundred volunteers whose mission is to assist caregivers to people with disabilities. Services include companioning, respite care, appointments, errands and simply time for conversation and care. This ministry began in 1995 as a way to respond to a community need, offering compassionate assistance to caregivers.

Contact: Veronica Baumgartner, CSJ
1440 West Division Road
Tipton, IN 46072-8584
765-675-1863
caregive@tiptontel.com

Dillon Complex for Independent Living
3301 Gull Road
Nazareth, MI 49048

Dillon Complex for Independent Living is a residence for low-income seniors located on the Nazareth Campus. Established in 1979, Dillon continues to serve the needs and enrich the lives of its seventy-nine residents through a variety of programs and activities. The staff works to nurture a holistic approach to living, providing opportunities for ongoing physical, mental and spiritual growth and development.

Contact: Theresa MacIntyre, CSJ - 765-675-6203 - tmacintyre@csjoseph.org

Hilltop Community and Peace Gardens
1329 South Bluffview
Wichita, KS 67218

The original Community Garden started in 1997 to assist the poor in growing their own food and building community. Now there are 38 individual garden plots and 14 raised beds for seniors. In 2002, an adjacent Peace Garden was created to provide a botanical-like place to conduct educational programs, spiritual reflection and community building.

Contact: Bill Gress
316-684-5120
bgress@csjoseph.org

Holy Family Child Care and Development Center
161 Edgington Lane
Wheeling, WV 26003

Holy Family Child Care and Development Center is committed to providing a nurturing environment where excellence in child care and developmentally appropriate educational programs enable each child to grow to his or her full potential. Because of this commitment, the center has received accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Contact: Michele Forsythe, Director
304-242-5222
hfcccoffice@wirefire.com

Ministry Grants Fund
137 Mount St. Joseph Road
Wheeling, WV 26003

This small fund responds to grant requests from ministries in which our sisters and associates are involved. Annually it awards about $35,000 in support grants to agencies such as rural health clinics and food pantries located throughout West Virginia.

Contact: Carmella Campione, CSJ
304-232-8160
ccampione@csjoseph.org

Ministry of the Arts
1515 West Ogden Avenue
LaGrange Park, IL 60526

Ministry of the Arts produces music, cards, prints and other art-related gifts featured in its annual catalog. Since 1994, Ministry of the Arts has been filling the needs of institutions and individuals for gifts and resources that combine beauty and quality while sharing a vision of art as a source of healing and hope for the world.

Contact: Call Center: 800-354-3504 (9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. CST)
On-line catalog: www.ministryofthearts.org
deptm@ministryofthearts.org

Mission Fund
Established in 2005, Mission Fund awards grants to creatively further and support endeavors consistent with the mission and vision of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth. Areas of interest eligible for grants are those that address the needs of the global community; serve the “neighbor,” especially persons who are poor and persons who are marginalized; work for just structures and peace in our world; foster healing and wholeness within creation; reverence sacredness and interconnectedness of the universe.

Contact: Mission Fund
3427 Gull Road, P.O. Box 24
Nazareth, MI 49074-0034
269-381-6290, ext. 224
missionfund@csjoseph.org

People Program
P.O. Box 113557
Metairie, LA 70011-3557

The People Program, begun in 1974, brings together senior adults who share in community their experiences, talents, wisdom and knowledge. The retirees themselves, as volunteer teachers, take leadership in facilitating this sharing by offering classes which are holistic in scope, spiritual, aesthetic, intellectual and physical.

Contact: Laverne Kappel, Program Director
P.O. Box 113557
Metairie, LA 70011-3557
504-483-8613
info@peopleprogram.org
www.peopleprogram.org

Resident Living
1440 West Division Road
Tipton, IN 46072

In 1993, St. Joseph Center became a home for senior adults who wish to live in the company of sisters and other independent adults. The resident program provides a living environment of Christian love, peace and joy, with a uniquely warm and hospitable atmosphere characteristic of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Residents also enjoy the safety and security of living in community and yet maintain some degree of independence.

Contact: Monica Rosa
765-675-4146
mrosa@csjoseph.org

Sheridan Village
1051 South Bluffview
Wichita, KS 67218

Sheridan Village is a low-income housing facility jointly sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita and Via Christi Senior Services. Located on the grounds of Mount St. Mary Convent, Sheridan Village first opened its doors in February 2005. The facility contains 66 apartments designed for seniors.

Contact: Sherry LeBrun
316-681-1172
sheridanvillage@keyco.kscoxmail.com

Sisters of St. Joseph Dear Neighbor Ministries
1329 South Bluffview
Wichita, KS 67218

Serving the ‘dear neighbor’ has a special emphasis in the hilltop neighborhood. Immediately adjacent to Mount St. Mary Convent, it is home to more than 1,850 individuals, most of whom are economically struggling. In 2001, this ministry began with sisters visiting homes, delivering food and assessing needs. It now includes social services; referrals; assistance with rent; and utility and emergency needs. In recent years, volunteer income tax preparation and representative payee services have been added. Nearly 80 volunteers assist a staff of four in this ministry.

Contact: Bill Gress
316-684-5120
bgress@csjoseph.org
www.csjdearneighbor.org

Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille Ministries Against the Death Penalty
3001 Grand Route St. John #1
New Orleans, LA 70119

This ministry was incorporated in 2001. Originating through the ministries of Helen Prejean, CSJ, the corporation conducts and facilitates public forums, studies, open discussions, publications and presentations concerning the impact of social justice on the underprivileged. The Sisters of St. Joseph have taken a corporate stance against the death penalty.

Contact: Margaret Maggio, CSJ
504-948-6557
hprejean@csjoseph.org

Social Justice Grant Fund
1515 West Ogden Avenue
LaGrange Park, IL 60526

The Social Justice Grant Fund, established in 1984, awards small grants annually for projects and ministries which help relieve the conditions causing injustice and suffering. Grant applications must meet criteria and guidelines established by the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Contact: Grace Sbrissa, CSJ
708-354-9200
gsbrissa@csjoseph.org

SSJ Charitable Fund
P.O. Box 4440
Parkersburg, WV 26104-4440

Created in 1996 from the funds received when St. Joseph’s Hospital of Parkersburg entered into a joint venture relationship with Columbia-HCA, the Charitable Fund continues the congregation’s century-long tradition of health ministry in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Emphasizing collaboration, it partners with many agencies and provides grants to help foster healthy lifestyles throughout the eight counties in West Virginia and three in Ohio formerly served by the hospital.

Contact: Jane Harrington, CSJ
304-424-6080
jharrington@ssjcharitablefund.org
www.ssjcharitablefund.org

SSJ Health and Wellness Foundation
137 Mount St. Joseph Road
Wheeling, WV 26003

The Health and Wellness Foundation was created in 2001 from the sale of the remaining half of St. Joseph Hospital, and is committed to improving the health of all West Virginians. Reflecting the congregation’s long history in education and health care, it has adopted the focus of supporting school-based health centers, a program providing health access for many children, especially in rural areas.

Contact: Janice Landwehr, CSJ
304-233-4500 Ssjhwf@aol.com
www.ssjhealthandwellnessfoundation.org

Helen Skormisley, CSJ
304-599-5714
hskormisley@csjoseph.org
www.ssjhealthandwellnessfoundation.org

StepStone Transitional Housing
1329 South Bluffview
Wichita, KS 67218

Opened in 1995, the goal of StepStone, Inc., is to help women and children who have been victims of domestic violence find security, self-sufficiency and a life free of fear and abuse. StepStone provides transitional housing and advocate and support services to fifteen families in homes that we own, plus outreach and follow-up services. They live in one of ten homes or five apartments for up to two years preparing for a self-sufficient life free from violence.

Contact: Kit Lambertz
316-265-1611
klambertz@csjoseph.org
www.stepstoneks.org

St. Joseph Adoption Ministry
8160 Parallel Parkway, Suite 103

Kansas City, KS 66112

St. Joseph Adoption Ministry, established in 2002 as an adoption referral agency, serves Catholic families who wish to make a plan for adopting a child. Mission Statement: In keeping with the ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph, “to be of service to the dear neighbor,” this organization strives to promote the sanctity of life and the holiness of family values.

Contacts: Dolora May, CSJ or Mary Healy, CSJ
913-299-5222
jadopt@sbcglobal.net
http://www.catholicadoption.info/index.html

St. Joseph Press
1515 West Ogden Avenue
LaGrange Park, IL 60526

St. Joseph Press was established in 2004 to print some of its own products to Ministry of the Arts, and to offer quality digital printing services at affordable prices to other religious and nonprofit organizations.

Contact: Judy Sikorski, CSJ
708-579-8935
sjp@csjlagrange.org

Recently, Hewlett Packard published a case study on St. Joseph Press.
Click here to download the HP case study.

The Potter’s House
6503 Carrollton Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46220

A small art studio filled with finished glazed pottery and pliant clay waiting to be formed comprises the physical space of The Potter’s House which was founded in 1993. The spiritual space of The Potter’s House has no walls…it is a ministry of heart and soul, reaching people who are interested in the art of clay and who seek spiritual direction.

Contact: Karen Van De Walle, CSJ
317-259-7516
kvandewalle@csjoseph.org