UNITED STATES Founded over 150 years ago in Providence, our community has spent the decades helping those in need in Southeasten New England. Our areas of focus are education, health care, caring for the homeless and our houses of hospitality. EDUCATION Since our beginning, education has been a central focus of our Community. We minister in schools that are sponsored by our Community and in other schools for students of all ages across the nation.

We have also founded and/or serve in nonprofit agencies that address literacy needs of dropouts, single parents, and immigrants plus child enrichment programs, which benefit the family.

Located in Cumberland, RI, near the Administrative Offices for the Regional Community of Providence, Mercymount Country Day School is an elemetary school owned and conducted by the Community that is dedicated to the total education of the child on all levels.

Founded in 1874 by the Providence Regional Community, St Mary Academy-Bay View serves female students from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve. It offers a quality education, infused with the compassionate ideals of Catherine McAuley as it prepares young women for the challenges of the global community in the 21st Century. Offering a strong liberal arts undergraduate program and 35 concentrations in the arts, sciences, management, business and information systems, Salve Regina University serves over 2,500 students from 40 states and 24 foreign countries. Founded in 1934 by the Regional Community of Providence, the college became Salve Regina Universtiy on July 1, 1991.

HEALTH CARE We provide quality health care at our nursing home, Mount St. Rita Health Centre. Founded in 1971, as a nursing home for the Sisters of Mercy Regional Community of Providence, the Health Centre now provides a home for 98 residents, half sisters and half lay people, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. It offers health care in the Tradition of Mercy and provides the best nursing services available for its residents in an atmosphere of peacefulness, dignity and hospitality.

Through other agencies, we provide pastoral and health services to the sick and those in rehabilitation. Many of our sisters who work independently spend a good part of their week visiting those in hospitals or those confined to their home due to an illness.

HOMELESS Safeguarding peoples' belief in their own dignity and worth is at the core of our ministries. Developed as a response to the rapidly growing numbers of low-income, single parent families that marked Providence, Rhode Island, during the economic upheavals of the late 1980's, McAuley Village, a transitional housing facility; McAuley House, a soup kitchen; and McAuley Community House, a living skills assistance facility were founded by the Providence Regional Community. The aim of all three institutions is to provide for the social and educational needs of low-income, at risk, families and individuals in Providence. We also administer and serve in other soup kitchens and shelters in several other dioceses including Fall River in Massachusetts.

HOSPITALITY Our houses of hospitality, Mercy Lodge and Ridge End, both located in country settings in Rhode Island, respond to the needs of individuals or groups for a quiet place to meet for prayer or renewal, through self directed or organized programs.

Mercy Lodge is dedicated to providing a place of hospitality and quiet where individuals can relax and renew in the rolling hills of Cumberland, Rhode Island. The Lodge contains a chapel, parlor and dining facilities. Up to 30 people can use the facility for day meetings and 11 can be housed overnight. Ridge End in Westerly, Rhode Island is located on the southern shore of the state along Long Island Sound. A large cottage style house, the building offers space for retreats or meetings plus accommodations for up to 30 people. Within walking distance of the beach on a quiet country road, the grounds and waterfront area are conducive to reflection, contemplation and prayer.