St. Ann’s Blog

We're thrilled to kick off Women's History Month by honoring our founders - Theresa A. Costello, Lucy Gwynn, and Margaret Bowden. In 1860, these three Daughters of Charity (a Catholic community dedicated to helping the poor), embarked on a mission to Washington, D.C. to establish a foundling home for children in need. They also established an education and job-training program to help single mothers become breadwinners.

It took years for Lisa Cohen, a boxing champion and motivational speaker, to recover from the trauma of her years in the foster care system. Today, the DC resident advocates on behalf of children in foster care.

For some of the organizations holding up the Washington region’s safety net, this time will bring unprecedented challenges. For St. Ann’s, it will mark a new test in a timeline filled with them. To figure out how to move forward, it just has to look back. The organization was founded during a crisis, and it has reinvented itself time and again since. Read more at The Washington Post

The May 18, 2020 issue of The New York Times featured the stories of Susana Chiang and her daughter, one of the families being served by St. Ann's, and of Lazett Henry, a former resident, and how St. Ann's provides a true home. Read the full article at The New York Times

“From an early age,... I realized kids in my city… in my world, didn’t grow up with a home where they had no worries and a loving family”. Sister Mary Bader shares the source of her vocation, how she became a Daughter of Charity, and the life of St. Ann's Center for Children, Youth and Families. Read more at The Catholic Standard »

On October 2, we hosted our annual Fall Event in celebration of St. Ann's Center providing care and support for young mothers and children in the Washington, D.C. area for almost 160!

When Janeika moved to St. Ann’s in July 2018, she was a mother to a toddler and pregnant with her second child.

A look at how Catholic Agencies are meeting the needs of the community featuring St. Ann's and our CEO, Sister Mary Bader.