Christy George

Christy George

Christy is honored to serve the Sisters of Mary and the 21,000 children in their care. She describes the schools as stepping into a little piece of Heaven and leaving with a heart full of gratitude and joy. The Sisters and the children are her inspiration at work...
Kevin Wells

Kevin Wells

After working as a sports writer, building contractor, and Catholic author, Kevin Wells left everything for World Villages after discovering the holy work of the Sisters of Mary. Wells was so moved by the stories of “Fr. Al” and witnessing firsthand the sisters’...
Colleen Sullivan Opack

Colleen Sullivan Opack

Colleen Sullivan Opack fell in love with the work of the Sisters of Mary and World Villages for children when she was a young girl. She was fortunate to meet our founder, Venerable Fr. Aloysius Schwartz in her home as a young girl. While in college she was blessed to...
Janet Klotz

Janet Klotz

Janet Klotz has been working with World Villages for Children for over 25 years. Janet provides support to our donors, our staff and our Board of Directors. From the very beginning, she developed a strong sense of devotion to the Sisters of Mary and their charity...
Ann Kee

Ann Kee

Ann Kee has been working with World Villages for Children for over 20 years. As a former teacher, she is proud to continue her work in the bettering of children’s lives. Ann has held various roles in communications and donor relations throughout her career, and...

Learn more about the children

The children at our schools come from the poorest of the poor. Each child has their own stories of what their life was before coming to our schools and how their lives are being transformed by the Sisters of Mary programs.  Read the moving stories of our children in their own words. 

Meet Our Graduates

There are 160,000+  graduates from the Sisters of Mary Schools. Many of our graduates went on to live prosperous lives, helping their families and local communities. Read the inspiring stories of our graduates in their own words. 

Life At Our Villages

Learn more about how we help children break free from a life of poverty.