Community Outreach Services
Grant Programs

Sisters of Mercy Ministries
As a wholly owned subidiary of the Sisters of Mercy Health System, Sisters of Mercy Ministries continues the work of the sisters who served the economically poor, sick and uneducated in areas of Mississippi and New Orleans. The outreach ministries focus particularly on women and children and address their needs through programs in health care and social service. To learn more about the ministries and outreach programs, visit the links provided below.

Catherine’s Fund
Grant program supporting selected community-based programs designed to improve community health (funding support)

Mercy Caritas
Annual grant program that funds selected health and human service programs consistent with Mercy’s mission and vision (funding support)

Sponsored Ministries

• Mercy Family Center
  Comprehensive behavioral health services serving children and families in New Orleans, Louisiana (sponsored)

• Mississippi Health Advocacy Program
  Social justice advocacy program that works to improve health care for all Mississippians; headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi (sponsored)

Funding Support

• Coastal Family Mobile Health Program
  Mobile medical program serving low-income or isolated communities along the Mississippi gulf coast (funding support)