Education

and Elder Outreach

Children, adults and seniors receive help developing their God-given gifts at the Missions learning centers, community centers and outreach programs. The Missions also support a parochial school in New Orleans.

Children and Adults

• St. Edmund's Learning Center, Selma, offers after school enrichment for first through third graders, Mondays & Wednesdays and fourth through seventh graders Tuesday & Thursdays. Its summer enrichment program reaches about 80 children, ages 6 to 14 and employs teen tutors who learn job skills and serve as mentors and teachers for younger students.
  Staff: Sheranda Sanders, Director, Sister Judith Kaiser, I.H.M., Angela Olds and Keyonsis Olds
• Pine Apple Learning Center, Pine Apple, offers preschool classes for children Monday through Wednesday mornings. It offers after school tutoring Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. GED classes serve adults. The center offers Motherread weekly to teach mothers how to bring a story to life for their children. The summer enrichment program reaches preschoolers to sixth-graders with activities enhance learning.
  Staff: Sister Nancy Clark, S.S.J., Carolyn Crenshaw

Children

• St. Joseph Education Center, Vredenburgh, teaches preschool classes in the morning and afternoon, giving children a head start for school. Its summer enrichment program provides fun educational experiences for preschoolers.
  Staff: Sister Nancy Clark, S.S.J., Florence Dortch, Rita Lett, LaTonya Smiley and Julia Spencer.

Adult Training

• Good Shepherd Catholic Center, Mosses, is pioneering a job training program, ALA-BAG-A, teaching women to sew one-of-a-kind handbags.
  Staff: Sister Rosemary Fonck, O.S.F.

Seniors

• Pine Apple Community Center offers seniors in eastern Wilcox County all day care Monday-Friday that includes educational enrichment, art, exercise, health check ups and field trips. The program also includes a hot lunch program.
  Staff: Mildred Boulware, Director; Carolyn Dale, Manager, food program, Sister Janet Connorton, S.S.J., art teacher, Audry Mason, Day Care teacher.
  
  
• Vredenburgh Community Center offers seniors in that community half-day craft and sewing classes Monday-Friday, along with field trips and special events. It also includes a hot lunch program.
  Staff: Florence Dortch, Director. Sr. Kathy Navarra, S.S.J. outreach
• Selma Community Outreach offers a weekly education, exercise, special events and meals to seniors in the city of Selma. It also offers outreach to nursing home and homebound seniors.
  Staff: Ethel Kinnerson, Director, Sr. Margaret Martinek, O.S.F., outreach.

Parochial Education

Edmundite Missions help support St. Peter Claver School and Parish in New Orleans, part of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, served by Edmundite priest, Father Michael Jacques, S.S.E.