Following an in-depth review of program strategies and stewardship, we have initiated a multi-year transition out of discrete programs focused on interreligious action, Catholic women religious in the United States, and the BridgeBuilder Challenge.
Transitions are a part of philanthropy and bare no reflection on the quality and contributions of the leaders, organizations and communities we fund.
Transitions are a part of philanthropy and bare no reflection on the quality and contributions of the leaders, organizations and communities we fund.
Sister Support
GHR Foundation's Sister Support initiative seeks to ensure a vital future for women’s religious life, marked by congregations of Catholic sisters that are well-led, well-resourced and vibrant in spiritual witness and service.
GHR Foundation's Sister Support initiative seeks to ensure a vital future for women’s religious life, marked by congregations of Catholic sisters that are well-led, well-resourced and vibrant in spiritual witness and service.
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To help congregations realize strong futures, GHR Foundation works with partners to build the capacity of congregations of Catholic sisters in one or more interrelated areas, including:
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The Foundation supports projects where the benefits accrue to more than one congregation.
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In the United States, GHR prioritizes efforts to provide younger sisters focuses on efforts to
help a new future emerge. With hopeful signs of revitalization emerging -- new intercongregational relationships, programming, organizations, increased attention to diversity — GHR will wind down this focus area within the next two to three years. For more information, see here. In Africa and beyond, GHR seeks to ensure sustainability for congregations through investments in leadership and professional development, especially for congregations with a charism of care that finds expression in care of children and their families. See more in our Children in Families Initiative. GHR also funds applied research focused on women’s religious life to provide data to inform grant making. |
