We are Catholic nuns who respond together to the most critical needs of God’s people in the greater Mahoning Valley and have done so since 1874 – adapting our ministries to meet the needs of the times. We are committed to bringing our spirit, vision and presence to the Valley for generations to come.

Our ministries include the founding of and continuing educational endeavors at Ursuline High School, Youngstown Community School and Millcreek Children’s Center in Youngstown, and The Ursuline Preschool and Kindergarten, Canfield. Some Sisters teach at other schools and in higher education. An immeasurable number of students have benefited from our care.

In 1991 we founded Beatitude House, with locations in Youngstown, Warren, and Ashtabula. This program has helped hundreds of homeless women and their children break the cycle of poverty by providing transitional housing, guidance in parenting and other assistance. The Potter’s Wheel, Youngstown, helps disadvantaged women succeed through educational and employment assistance.

We co-sponsor the Dorothy Day House on Youngstown’s north side. Mondays through Thursdays, 80-100 free meals are served each day to those who might otherwise go hungry.

In 1993 we began responding to the needs of children and adults infected or affected by HIV/AIDS and continue in three ways. The Ursuline Sisters’ HIV/AIDS ministry offer a Comprehensive Care Center clinic in the Renaissance Center, Youngstown, which treated 250 patients in 2011 and offered HIV testing to 190 persons. No HIV Positive babies have been born to infected mothers in our care; The Guardian Angel Café & Angela’s Place served over 1,200 meals last year and distributed more than 2,000 bags of groceries, household supplies and personal items; Casa Madre, a house on the city’s south side, provides tutoring and mentoring for children suffering with the virus or results of it in their families. Most of the adults and children we serve are at or below poverty level.

Our Motherhouse Pool serves more than 800 people weekly with swimming lessons for children and preventive health care for adults. Additionally, we are a site for the SilverSneakers Program, which helps those 55 years and older stay fit and healthy while enjoying socialization. I has 240 participants and continues to grow.

Thousands benefit from ministries offered at our educational facility, The Ursuline Center, with such opportunities as: Adult Enrichment Classes; a Labyrinth open to all; Prison Ministry; Pastoral and Bereavement Counseling; Prayer Shawl Ministry, which brings the comfort and security of God’s Love to the ill; Spiritual Direction and Retreats; and The Ursuline Center Book Club. Also offered at the site are Walsh University Accelerated Program; Pymatuning Rehab Speech and Hearing Services.

The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown also minister in social work and as chaplains in area healthcare, rehabilitation and nursing home facilities, and in area parishes.