How the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus & Mary (SNJMs) helped us grow
In February of 2002, a group of twelve immigrant Latina women came together to create change in our community with the guidance of Bridget Cooke and Sister Barbara Raymond of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus & Mary (SNJMs).
Through their work with the Latino community at Centro Cultural, Bridget and Barbara found that Latina women faced very unique challenges.
Together, they began to hold weekly meetings where these women could share their stories and dreams while developing skills. They called their group Adelante Mujeres, Spanish for “women rise up, move forward.”
Read more to see how the SNJMs helped make Adelante's vision a reality.
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