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2. By:
Sara, Krisy, Thipika, Duleeka
and Sophia

3. Introduction about the agency
• Who are they?
• Who they help?

4. What’s their mandate?
• They are Catholic Sisters who love
everyone and to love women so that
they can love their children.

5. Who started this agency?
• This agency was started by John
Cardinal O’Connor in 1991. This was
started 21 years ago in New York.

6. Why did they start this agency?
• When they came to Toronto, they were
not sure on what work to do here.
• They visited schools and churches and
started to meet new people and talked
with them.
• At the end they decided to work with
women.

7. What are some of the circumstances leading
up to families choosing this agency?
• Women call and say daughter is pregnant and need
help
• Pregnant women who just started going to school and
don’t know what to do
• New to Canada and got pregnant
• High School students say they’re pregnant and “mom
will kill them”
• Most women who are pregnant have no support, no
family, no husband
• They don’t want an abortion but don’t know who to go
to for support

8. What support is available to
families through this agency?
Parenting workshop:
Counseling:
They do at hospital
• Catholic family
service
Advocacy Service:
• Private
If the mother’s child don’t
• 1 on 1 session go to school for one week
• Support and they support. They call the
principal and tell them
encouragement
what happened.

9. Possible Barriers
• Education
• Language
• Residence
• Proximity

10. What donations do they receive
and give?
• Maternity cloths
• Winter coat, books , music
• Supplies for babies
• If the clients have a connection with their
agency then they give the supply.

11. Age Ranges that Sister Of Life
Supports
• All ages from 14- 44 both men and
woman but mostly woman.
• Different work backgrounds
• Mainly women in their 20’s

12. How many Branches Do the Sisters
of Life have?
• One branch located in Toronto
• 7 Different house in New York City ( each branch
has a different goal in clientele.
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Convent (Holy Respite),
New York, NY.
• Villa Maria, Guadalupe (Retreat House), Stamfort,
CT.
• St. Frances De Chantal Convent (Postulant House,
Vocations), Brox, NY.

13. How long will the clients be able to
have their support?
• 6 Months
• They stay for the entire pregnancy
• Until they get daycare

14. How many clients have they had
come to their agency?
• Since opening in 2007, 325 clients
• Last year (2011) 129 clients
• Most are in 20’s and single mothers
• Accept all religion and background
• Only one abortion since opening

15. Do they follow up with their clients
when they stop asking for support?
• Mothers keep in touch with the sisters
• Ask if everything is ok
• They come back to see the sisters.
• Building a personal bond/ relationship
• Annual Christmas party

16. What kind of volunteers provide
supports to their clients
• Nurses
• People offering a room in their personal
homes
• Company wholesale
• Hospitals
• Social Workers
• Court lawyers

17. What ethics are discussed in their
counseling sessions?
• Listen to mothers’ concerns, hopes, fears
• Ask mother how she found the Sisters of Life
• Ask mothers what they desire
• Tell mothers what their next step is
• Encourage mothers to have the baby but never
force
• They don’t agree with abortion
• Pray for all mothers half an hour per day

18. How many branches does their
agency have?
7 total branches including: