Mary Rose McGeady

Sister Mary Rose McGeady, DC.

In 1946, she became a sister of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (DC).

She received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Emmanuel College in 1955 and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Fordham University in 1961.

She served as executive director of the Nazareth Child Care Centre for Homeless Children in Boston, executive director of the Astor Home for Children in Rhinebeck, NY, associate director of Catholic Charities for the diocese of Brooklyn, and lastly as director of Covenant House (from 1990-2003), which the New York Times identified as "the nation’s largest network of shelters for homeless youngsters."

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