Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary

The social services functions as a direct assistance program for the very poor and needy. Covered expense checks are written on behalf of clients or those seeking payment and are written directly to landlords, utilities, doctors and pharmacies.

The crisis center is set-up for those who need help immediately with, for example, fire loss, loss of employment, bills, damage, or medical necessity.

The joseph house workshop opened in 2005. It is a residential job-readiness training center that prepares homeless men for independent living. The workshop provides shelter for these men from six months to two years while they develop life skills. In the life skills development joseph house workshop residents learn budgeting and consumer education. The resident is required to put 60% of his earnings into savings, 20% towards room and board and the remaining 20% is for his personal use. The money is deposited into the joseph house workshop checking account. A liability account is established for the resident when he puts money into the account. Residents request withdrawals with a joseph house requisition form.

Resident volunteers - staff members provide assistance to clients with their financial situations. They help with the homeless and the homebound