Obituary: Sister Mary Paul Janchill, Youth-Charity Pioneer

Sister Mary Paul Janchill, whose Brooklyn youth-support center became a model for neighborhood-oriented family services nationwide, died last week at the age of 88, reports The New York Times.

Sister Janchill, a member of the order the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, co-founded the Center for Family Life in 1978 in a largely poor and largely Hispanic neighborhood.

The center embraced a comprehensive approach to help families, offering programs including child care, job placement, counseling, a food bank, and a sports league.

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