Catherine McAuley had a special place in her heart for women and children who faced difficult times. That legacy continues today across the Sisters of Mercy New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community.

Erie Dawn is a ministry in Erie formed in 1995 by the Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of St. Joseph and Benedictine Sisters to provide transitional housing for homeless women and children.

Mercy Center for Women, Erie, provides transitional housing for women, with or without children. Formed in 1994, it gives women an environment of healing, recovery and growth.

The Sisters of Mercy were among 14 Catholic religious communities who founded Sisters Place, Inc., in 1993 to address needs in Pittsburgh’s Mon Valley. This ministry provides housing and supportive services to single mothers and their children.

The Sisters of Mercy provide a continuum of supportive housing and services for pregnant and parenting teens and young women and their children through Mercy Residential Services, Inc. Currently, MRS has three program components in the city of Rochester: Melita House, Families First and Catherine McAuley Apartments.

Andrews Center, Rochester, helps children with multiple needs between the ages of infancy to 12 years receive 24-hour nurturing for their physical, emotional and psychological afflictions while family units attempt to get restored. For more information, contact Sister Kathleen Kolmer, director/foster mother, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   

Mercy Heights, Tonggo, Iligan City, Philippines, is a program in which employees of Mercy Community Hospital are provided a low-cost home which, after 25 years of employment, is theirs to keep. Transportation to and from the hospital is included. Sister Rose Palacio is administrator.