Advocacy
Interprovincial Office of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
The Daughters of Charity’s charism is to serve God in the persons who are poor.
We are called to not only support the tangible needs of those living in poverty but also work to change the societal systems which make it difficult for persons to pull themselves out of poverty.
In collaboration with our Sister Province in the United States, The Daughters of Charity established an Advocacy and Social Justice Committee (ASJC) whose charge is to inform our sisters and leadership when actions are needed. Daughters of Charity raise our voices for those who have no voice or whose voice is so muted in the world, their needs are not heard.
Areas of Focus
Immigration
Advocacy for immigrant human and legal rights, comprehensive immigration reform.
Human Trafficking
Labor, sex, and organ trafficking.
Environment
Care of creation, climate change, conservation, Laudato Si.
Hunger
Food security, nutrition, access to safe, potable water.
Racism
Individual, environmental, institutional, systemic, and spatial.
Homelessness and Insecure Housing
Chronic, generational, prevention, systemic roadblocks.
We are also focused on . . .
Criminal Justice Reform
Restorative justice, just sentencing.
Life Issues
Abortion, war, the death penalty, euthanasia, poverty, gun violence, access to healthcare.
Just National Budgets
Budgets that include/address the above issues.
Public Statements
Statement on the Club Q Shooting
Daughters of Charity Speak Out on Acts of Violence and Hatred Toward Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Statement on the Death of George Floyd
Support of Dreamer Act
Public Statement on School Shootings
Support for extension of TPS for El Salvadorans
Support of TPS for Haitians
GRACE (Gather, Respect, Advocate, Change, Engage) is a sponsored work of the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton offering an additional level of advocacy, primarily to help lift families and children out of poverty.
To learn more about how the Daughters of Charity and our collaborators are working toward systemic change through advocacy, please visit the GRACE website.
For more information regarding Advocacy Initiatives of the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, please contact:
Rachel Moccia, Director
Office of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
Daughters of Charity USA