St. Mary's provides safe haven and support services to children, teen mothers, expectant mothers, and homeless families confronting some of the most debilitating conditions of our times — child abuse, parental neglect, early-teen pregnancy, poor and inadequate housing, insufficient education, inadequate job skills, and persistent domestic and neighborhood violence.
Born out of a rich history of sheltering poor women and abandoned babies, St. Mary's was established in 1993 and is located in the economically disadvantaged and ethnically diverse neighborhood of North Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Beyond St. Mary's function as an immediate safety net for women and children in crisis, St. Mary's also delivers transformational services and training through six programs serving 400 women and children annually.
Throughout the organization's 17 years of committed service, St. Mary's has distinguished itself as a leader among the area's human service providers, recognized especially for its success in creating model programs that acknowledge the debilitating effects of trauma on families' lives and supporting women and children with intensive services that will equip them with the skills they need to rebuild their futures.
St. Mary's offers a comprehensive continuum of life-changing services through six programs:
Three residential shelters:
- St. Mary's Home
for pregnant and parenting teens
- Margaret's House
for homeless families
- Bridge Home
for children who are victims of abuse and neglect
And three education and training programs:
- Women's Learning Center
adult basic education program
- Women @ Work
job-training program
- GRLZ Radio afterschool and summer youth development program
Our rich history dates back to 1874 when an abandoned infant left on the doorstop of a nearby parish church led the Sisters of the Daughters of Charity to establish an orphanage, called St. Mary's Infant Asylum, to provide shelter, comfort, and care for other abandoned babies. By 1902, St. Mary's was home to about 1,000 infants and unwed mothers who at that time were likely to be cast out of their homes with nowhere to turn. For a century St. Margaret's Hospital for Women shared the Dorchester campus with St. Mary's until 1993 when the hospital closed and the current-day St. Mary's was established, continuing a rich legacy of quality and nurturing care.
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St. Margaret's Hospital Ultimate Reunion
Returning to where it all began...
Saturday, February 6, 2010
6 – 8 PM VIP Reception
7 – 10 PM General Admission
Must be 21+
The Estate
One Boylston Place
(The Alley)
Boston, MA 02115
Buy your tickets now
Not your average family or college get-together, the Ultimate Reunion is a special celebration for people born at St. Margaret's Hospital and fundraiser for St. Mary's. All proceeds benefit
St. Mary's critical work with homeless and low-income families.
Buy your raffle tickets now
In addition to music and dancing, the evening also features raffle items, including a New Kids on the Block cruise for two. You don’t have to be present to win. 100 percent of the proceeds benefit St. Mary’s.
Have questions about the St. Margaret’s Hospital Ultimate Reunion?
Click here or email us at jboulet@smwcc.org.
St. Mary's Women and Children's Center seeks qualified and motivated individuals to work with pregnant and parenting teens, female head of household families with histories of trauma and at-risk children.
Current Openings
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Angela Davis. No phone calls please.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
- Ann-Ellen Hornidge, Esq., Chair
- Judy Beckler, President
- Melvin Benson
- Bill Brosseau
- John M. Connors III
- Denis Conroy
- Alicia Foley-Winn
- Astrid Hajjar
- Rev. J. Bryan Hehir
- Katherine Hesse, Esq.
- Shelley Hoon
- Nicole Hynes
- Mary Lou Jackson
- Rev. Robert T. Kickham
- Hilary McCarthy
- Peter Meade, Trustee Emeritus
- Rosanne Bacon Meade
- Claudina C. Quinn, Trustee Emeritus
- Brenda Rosario
- John Salvati
- W. Paul White
From Columbia Road and Dorchester Avenue:
- Proceed SW on Dorchester Avenue.
- At the third set of lights (Harp & Bard Lounge is on your right), turn right onto Savin Hill Avenue.
- Go straight through the next set of lights (across Pleasant Street) to Sawyer Avenue.
- Turn left onto Sawyer Avenue and then right onto Cushing Avenue.
- St. Mary's Women and Children's Center is on the right at the top of the hill.
- Take a right onto Windermere Road just before St. Mary's to reach the parking garage (turn right onto Windermere Road, then an immediate left).
- Go under the building overpass and bear right up ramp to parking lot on top.
From the T:
- Take the Ashmont train to the Savin Hill T stop. From the turnstiles, take a left onto Savin Hill Avenue.
- Go straight on Savin Hill Avenue through the lights at Dorchester Avenue (Harp & Bard Lounge is on the right)and through the next set of lights at Pleasant Street.
- Continue up the hill; turn left on Sawyer Avenue, and then right onto Cushing Avenue. St. Mary's Women and Children's Center is on the right at the top of the hill.