Global Outreach

St. Ann Center is a national and international model for intergenerational care. St. Ann Center has received visitors from across the United States as well as other countries including: Israel, Japan, and Africa.

St. Ann Center has a partnership with SAJOCAH (St. Joseph's Children and Adult Home) in Cameroon, Africa. The Home is operated by the Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis in Cameroon.

Citizen of the Year 2009
Sr. Edna Lonergan, president of St. Ann Center, was named St. Francis Citizen of the Year in January of 2009 by the St. Francis Association of Commerce. Sr. Edna has presented St. Ann Center as an intergenerational model at home and abroad.

United Nations World Assembly on Aging 2009
In October of 2009 Sr. Edna, 3 St. Ann Center staff members and 8 members of the community traveled to Cameroon Africa on a mission. In April 2002 she attended the 2nd United Nations World Assembly on Aging in Madrid ,Spain and shared with them the importance of intergenerational care.

People to People
In October of 2005, Sr. Edna Lonergan traveled to the Peoples Republic of China as part of a delegation sponsored by People to People Ambassador Program.

Here on Earth Radio broadcast.  Here's a link to the website for the show where you can also stream the broadcast.
Here is a link to our archives where, under the date of the show--5-26-09--you'll find a link to the MP3 which you can download here.

New York Times
St. Ann Center appeared on the front page of the New York Times on August 19, 2008. Please click here to read the entire article.

Cameroon Goat and Chicken Fund
Helping some of the world’s poorest people by providing goats and chickens to sustain future generations…one family at a time. Please see our Cameroon Goats and Chickens fund page for more information.