About the Center
Rooted in a love of God and neighbor without distinction, the Sisters of Saint Joseph Neighborhood Center fosters a sense of community, uniting neighbor to neighbor and neighborhood to neighborhood, in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, NJ and beyond by providing opportunities for connection, enrichment, and empowerment.
The result of a congregational commitment to "those who are poor and marginalized" in 2014, the SSJ Neighborhood Center is modeled on the work of the first Sisters of Saint Joseph in 1650 France, who set out to assess and serve the needs of their neighbors by becoming one with them.
As Sisters of Saint Joseph, we live and work to bring all people into union with God and with one another. We strive to love and serve every neighbor without distinction; as we reflect on the events of the past several months, we affirm the following statement from our Congregational Leadership Team: