For more than 100 years, the Sisters of the Holy Child served St. Edward Parish in the Fairhill/West Kensington section of Philadelphia.
Sadly, however, the parish was closed in 1993. The Sisters feared that the parish closing would contribute to the poverty-related ills of the neighborhood. As a result, Sr. Nancy Hagenbach and Sr. Peggy Doherty founded Providence Center in the fall of 1993.
Located in this same section of Philadelphia as St. Edward's Parish was, Providence Center continues to serve the community by providing:
