About Us...

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Established in 1850, these sisters were among the first to work with girls and women excluded from society fo transgressing the accepted norms of the period. Guided by Christian charity, they filled gaps in the public system, and overcame constant financial difficulties ans social prejudice to care for an otherwise neglected group.

Inspired by latest 19th- and 20th- century methods for social rehabilitation, they built a network if institutions that provided assistance particularly to unwed mothers and their children, while adopting advances in perinatal care and re-education for reintegration.

As soon as they became a religious community, the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, also known as the Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec, saw their ranks increase gradually and the effects of their goodness spread. And so, whether in Quebec, the USA, Africa, Haiti or Brazil, the Congregation assists women in difficulty and their children through its social works.