In 1993,
the School Sisters of Notre Dame decided to broaden their community's
commitment to the education
of needy women and children. Beyond traditional programs, settings,
and populations, they extended their definition of education to
include
the basic learning needs of some of the poorest, most isolated women
and children in Connecticut - the predominantly Latino women in
Bridgeport.
The decision was made to help these women acquire
the basic knowledge and skills they would need to improve their own
lives and the lives of their children.
With little
more than this concept — and the
courage of the conviction it implied — they undertook an initiative
in November, 1995 that has, to date, many accomplishments.
