Observation

In October of 1829, the sisters of Clarity started St. Joseph orphanage to give kids a better life than they have now.
One quote from a social worker and her name is Elaine Billow is she said, “Always be there for them no matter what kind of day they are having”. What she means by this is that she works at the orphanage as a counselor and a mentor and she sees this kind of stuff everyday.
Initially the SJO orphanage was located in a house on Sycamore street in downtown Cincinnati and they provided care for girls who suffered from illnesses and poverty in Cincinnati or some girls would be given up at a young age.
SJO quickly began to change and add other programs to support the children and support the families that the children belong to.
As the orphanage progressed they have expanded they incorporated family therapy so the children can talk their issues to their parents directly and address some family issues.
Another quote she wanted to share is that,” Be that friend they ever wanted and be that loving parent they ever wanted”
She says this because they need someone to speak at their level of understanding so they can get the meaning of love.
SJO now serves 10 counties across southwest Ohio and offices in Cincinnati.
https://stjosephorphanage.org/about-us/history/
https://aaswsw.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/AASWSW-GC-Accomplishments4-2-2015.pdf
In my opinion this orphanages goal is to reach out to the children and be that loving person they can go to.