HELP US REACH OUR GOAL OF RAISING 950,000 BY SEPTEMBER 30
Light-filled, longer days, along with the colorful sights and sounds of springtime, have brought renewed hope for our community as we slowly climb out of the lonely darkness of the last 14+ months of the pandemic… Click HERE to support our community
SPIRITUS BENEFIT 2021
What a fabulous and memorable day we had yesterday at the Social Service Auxiliary Spiritus Benefit! We are so grateful to our many donors and participants who tuned in to watch and support the Sisters! We are truly grateful to our energetic hosts,Fr. Greg Goethals, Sr. Marcia Sims and Mr. Tom Recendez who kept us entertained and […]
IMPORTANT END-OF-THE-YEAR TAX-SAVING AND GIVING GUIDELINES JUST FOR 2020
The end of the year is a time of reflection and anticipation for the new year ahead, and 2020 is no exception. It’s also a time of deadlines. Here are some important charitable considerations ahead of the last day of December. Thank you sincerely for your thoughtful consideration of the Sisters and our ministries during […]
LISA LOPEZ, SSS, HELPING VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Elizabeth Lopez’s cancer diagnosis was her wake-up call to do something more to help detained victims…
CULTIVATING HOPE AFTER A YEAR OF LOCKDOWN
The other day during an early morning traipse through the neighborhood, an unexpected thing happened to me. Within minutes of my adventure, a strange and overwhelming feeling of hope came over me, a feeling I was all too grateful to experience after a long year of feeling anxious and uncertain instead…
THE FEAST OF ST. PATRICK MARCH 17
March 17 is the Feast Day of Saint Patrick, one of the Church’s great evangelizing saints. Although he is the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick was actually born in Roman Britain in the fifth century. When he was a teenager, he was captured by Irish raiders and taken to…
SSS GOES GREEN DONOR SUPPORT ENABLES US TO GO SOLAR
We are happy to update you on the installation of solar panels at our Encino headquarters. After many months of delay, the system was finally activated December 3rd, 2019. Solar Power Is Up and Running We are happy to update you on the installation of solar panels at our Encino headquarters. After many months of […]
OUR BLACK SISTERS OF SOCIAL SERVICE…
HOW THEY HAVE MADE HISTORY BEING A SISTER OF SOCIAL SERVICE
In a year that has been turbulent and taxing on all of us, inflicted with the painful maladies of mind, body and soul, it seems fitting that we turn our attention during Black History Month to the substantial, life-giving presence and activity our Black Sisters of Social Service have made throughout our long history…
ANIMA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION RESPONSE TO RACIAL INJUSTICE
The past two months have brought tragic reminders to all of us of just how far people of color stand outside the American ideal of equal rights, justice, and liberty for all. The televised police killings of so many African Americans shocked us out of our complacency and our deep denial about the state of […]
OUR RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
The Pandemic Relief Fund was formed in the summer of 2020 to help support the Sisters of Social Service during this time of great financial uncertainty, in order to help sustain the many ministries and life-giving needs of our Sisters. Pandemic Relief Fund The Pandemic Relief Fund was formed in the summer of 2020 to […]
