ISP and SFC
CORE El Centro – a nonprofit organization offering affordable natural healing and wellness services to a population on the south side of Milwaukee which is 75% Latino. Their clients are uninsured or, underinsured which typically would preclude them from services needed. CORE is celebrating their 20th anniversary this September. We have collaborated with CORE for 3 years. Our services and funding have helped CORE make a bigger impact serving those in need by:
Reducing lengthy wait times due to the increased need for services by adding to staff
Assisting with their Strategic Planning process
Participate on the Marketing committee
Assisting with Mission Integration
Helping bridge a gap to rent additional space that became available on the fourth floor of their building, they are on the third floor, so they can serve more clients
Assisting with updating one page communication tools and data collection
Assisting a new initiative from CORE to train people of color to treat people of color
Sr Clarette is a member of the board and has a three-year term
ISP and SFC
Dawn’s Place – located in Philadelphia, is a residential program helping improve the lives of women who have been trafficked, prostituted, or pimped. They work to advocate against commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking, which are modern day forms of slavery.
We assisted with some dire repairs needed to the home to be made. We are working on upcoming education and advocacy panel discussions at specific high schools.
ISP and SFC
Ignatian Spirituality Project – is a non-profit organization that invites people who are struggling with homelessness and substance abuse addiction into a place where they can share their spiritual journey with others and experience God’s unconditional love. This work began in 1998 when Fr. Bill Creed, S.J. and Ed Shurna, past ED of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, were each seeking a way to care for the spiritual life of people. They realized they were being called to find a way to bring God’s hope and love to those who were struggling to find a path forward. ISP works to “light the path” forward. Founded in the Jesuit tradition, people of all, or no, faith traditions are welcome.
Felician Services is helping in the short term, by funding a research project to produce qualitative and quantitative data on the impact of ISP retreats.
In the intermediate term we are supporting the following:
Helping with the structure of the retreats, content and follow up days of reflection and ongoing spiritual accompaniment.
ISP and SFC
THE SOAP PROJECT
The SOAP Project travels all over the United States to hold outreaches during large events, often sporting events, as these are high demand events for trafficking such as the Super Bowl, Indy 500, and many more. They partner with local organizations to distribute millions of bars of soap, hand labeled with a red sticker which has the National Human Trafficking Hotline number 1.888.373.7888. Trained volunteers help offer the soap, at no charge, to local hotels and motels. They train staff to be able to identify and report human trafficking when they see it in their establishments. Theresa Flores is the foundress and President of SOAP which stands for “Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution”, a survivor of human trafficking, an author of five books and the Program Director for the U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking. Human Trafficking is the second largest crime in the word.
We are providing some funding and the following services:
Short Term
Assist with Strategic Planning
Review By Laws
Assist with Board Governance
Intermediate Term
Assist with the first male survivor retreat in December 2022.
Assist with the next female survivor retreat. We helped with the April 2022 retreat for 70 female survivors.
Assist with Marketing Materials – a one page overview and data collection review
ISP and SFC
2022
Assisting St Felix Centre in Toronto with replicating the retreat concept, structure, post retreat services and the ISP Journey app. We are in conversation with St Felix Centre and ISP Canada to offer and run a retreat for SFC guests.
Dawn's Place and ICHS
2022
Sr. Kathleen Coll, former Executive Director, Ann Marie Jones, a survivor, and Residential Coordinator at Dawn’s Place will join Sr Maryann Agnes Mueller and Jeanne Jacobson for a panel discussion at ICHS in November. Plans to speak at other schools are in process.
The Soap Project and ICHS
2021
Theresa spoke to the student body at ICHS in December of 2021.
CORE and SJA
2021
CORE and SJA cooperated to provide access to CORE’s Summer Kinds Camp and various virtual classes during COVID for both students and parents.
