Beside the most lonely in the US

Heart’s Home start­ed in the US in November 2003, with the found­ing of a first Missionary house in the Bronx, NY. Rev. Thierry de Roucy fol­lowed the in­tu­ition of Mother Teresa ac­cord­ing to which New York was the ci­ty in great­est need of Compassion. On April 2008, Heart’s Home moved from the Bronx to Brooklyn, in Fort Greene Area.

The lone­li­ness in the neigh­bor­hood is great and so is the need for a com­pas­sion­ate pres­ence. Accordingly, our Heart’s Home John Paul II re­ceived a very warm wel­come from lo­cal or­ga­ni­za­tions and from peo­ple of the neigh­bor­hood. This lov­ing pres­ence is com­ple­men­tary to many so­cial ser­vices. We there­fore put in con­tact those in need with the lo­cal or­ga­ni­za­tions that provide the cor­re­spond­ing help and ser­vices.

Each mem­ber of the com­mu­ni­ty lives this Mission in ac­cor­dance with his/her per­son­al skills and gifts:

• We visit homebound, elderly, disabled, sick people and women in shelter

• We organize events aimed at the most lonely (retreats for main catholic feasts or parties for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New year’s Eve, Mother’s day…)

• For the teenagers of our neighborhood, Heart’s Home runs every sunday a youth group program. We spend the day with them, sharing with them cultural, sport and social activities. At the end of the day, we often share discussion times, so that through both activities and reflection, Heart’s Home friendship with them may be truly educative.

• We offer our services to local centers: the Bishop Mugavero Nursinghome, the Atlantis Rehabilitation and Residential Health Care Facility Center, a HeartShare Residence for disabled. Heart’s Home USA is also involved in after-school programs.

Closer to Manhattan than it used to be in the Bronx, the new lo­ca­tion in Brooklyn en­ables Heart’s Home reach out to new friends and bridge the gap be­tween peo­ple from dif­fer­ent back­grounds.

Among others, our re­la­tion­ship with artists has espe­cial­ly in­creased. We are con­vinced of the im­por­tance of their mis­sion in the so­ci­ety. Artists and art­pieces en­light­en and en­rich our mes­sage of love and com­pas­sion. Heart’s Home al­so seeks to an­swer to their quest for a mean­ing through art dis­cus­sions, art sem­i­nars, jazz event…

We in­vite you to share this spir­it of Compassion by tak­ing part in var­i­ous ac­tiv­i­ties, just con­tact us!