Mission
THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR ARE AN INTERNATIONAL CONGREGATION OF ROMAN CATHOLIC WOMEN RELIGIOUS FOUNDED IN 1839 BY SAINT JEANNE JUGAN. TOGETHER WITH A DIVERSE NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS, WE SERVE THE ELDERLY POOR IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.CONTINUING THE WORK OF SAINT JEANNE JUGAN, OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER THE NEEDIEST ELDERLY OF EVERY RACE AND RELIGION A HOME WHERE THEY WILL BE WELCOMED AS CHRIST, CARED FOR AS FAMILY, AND ACCOMPANIED WITH DIGNITY, UNTIL GOD CALL THEM TO HIMSELF.OUR VISION IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURE OF LIFE BY NURTURING COMMUNITIES WHERE EACH PERSON IS VALUED, THE SOLIDARITY OF THE HUMAN FAMILY AND THE WISDOM OF AGE ARE CELEBRATED, AND THE COMPASSIONATE LOVE OF CHRIST IS SHARED WITH ALL.