Welcome to Casserly House
Sister Nancy Braceland, CSJ
Jim McCarthy, IVC
Megan Buchheit, JVC
Our Mission and Staff
Casserly House was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston as a part of the congregation's 125th anniversary celebrations. Modeled after the work of the first Sisters of St. Joseph, Casserly House was created to be a ministry of presence in a culturally and ethnically mixed neighborhood populated by a large number of new immigrants. In 2000, the Sisters purchased a triple-decker house at 42 Stellman Road, in the Forest Hills section of Roslindale, and it has since provided a space for both service and residence. Three sisters live on the top two floors of the house, and neighborhood programs are run out of the first floor.
Casserly House has two main programs. Monday through Friday from 9 am to 12 pm, English language and literacy classes are provided for adults living in the neighborhood. We currently have 46 students from 16 different countries! On Monday through Thursday from 3pm-5pm, 15 neighborhood children in 2nd-5th grade come for the After-School Program, which provides homework help and tutoring. In July, we have a two-week Summer Learning Camp with a focus on reading, computers, and art. Along with these programs, we also provide a location for neighborhood gatherings, meetings, and prayer.
The house is currently staffed by Sister Nancy Braceland, CSJ, Megan Buchheit, a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, and Jim McCarthy, a member of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps. We rely on the wonderful generosity of many volunteers who come regularly to teach English to adults or assist children with their homework.
In addition, the Casserly House Advisory Board, which is made up of 13 individuals from the greater Roslindale community, meets three times a year to provide assistance and guidance in order that we might best fulfill the mission of Casserly House. We are very grateful to all those who give of their time to make this ministry possible!
Our wonderful Board members are:
Patricia Andrews, CSJ
Michele Audet
Yvonne Burrowes
David Cawston
Marijo Corrigan
James Dempsey
Kerry Ryan
Mary Rita Grady, CSJ
Megan Quinlan
Brenda Martinez
Donna Sullivan
Ray Vaillancourt
Casserly House has two main programs. Monday through Friday from 9 am to 12 pm, English language and literacy classes are provided for adults living in the neighborhood. We currently have 46 students from 16 different countries! On Monday through Thursday from 3pm-5pm, 15 neighborhood children in 2nd-5th grade come for the After-School Program, which provides homework help and tutoring. In July, we have a two-week Summer Learning Camp with a focus on reading, computers, and art. Along with these programs, we also provide a location for neighborhood gatherings, meetings, and prayer.
The house is currently staffed by Sister Nancy Braceland, CSJ, Megan Buchheit, a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, and Jim McCarthy, a member of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps. We rely on the wonderful generosity of many volunteers who come regularly to teach English to adults or assist children with their homework.
In addition, the Casserly House Advisory Board, which is made up of 13 individuals from the greater Roslindale community, meets three times a year to provide assistance and guidance in order that we might best fulfill the mission of Casserly House. We are very grateful to all those who give of their time to make this ministry possible!
Our wonderful Board members are:
Patricia Andrews, CSJ
Michele Audet
Yvonne Burrowes
David Cawston
Marijo Corrigan
James Dempsey
Kerry Ryan
Mary Rita Grady, CSJ
Megan Quinlan
Brenda Martinez
Donna Sullivan
Ray Vaillancourt
Megan Buchheit, JVC
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