By CatholicPhilly Staff • Posted July 25, 2024

St. Edmond’s Home for Children in Rosemont blessed and dedicated Mary’s House, a community-based home for young adults with disabilities on July 22. Located in Villanova, the residence is the second of its kind opened by the Catholic Social Service’s ministry. Purchased by the Women’s Auxiliary for St. Edmond’s Home, Mary’s House will provide care to four young adult women with disabilities who formerly resided at St. Edmond’s and aged beyond the care model. (Photos: Archdiocese of Philadelphia)

  • Auxiliary Bishop John McIntyre presides over the blessing and dedication of Mary’s House, a community-based home for young adults with disabilities.

  • Mary’s House is the second of its kind opened by St. Edmond’s.

  • Denise Clofine, Administrator for St. Edmond’s Home for Children.

  • Phyllis Hart, President of the Women’s Auxiliary for St. Edmond’s Home for Children.

  • Auxiliary Bishop John McIntyre (left), St. Edmond’s Home for Children Administrator Denise Clofine (center) with members of the Women’s Auxiliary for St. Edmond’s Home for Children. The Women’s Auxiliary purchased Mary’s House in May 2023.

  • Auxiliary Bishop John McIntyre tours Mary’s House with Denise Clofine, St. Edmond’s Home for Children Administrator.

  • Located in Villanova (Delaware County), the fully renovated house meets accessibility standards set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Key features include a beautiful home environment, private bedrooms, and a therapeutic bathtub.

  • St. Edmond’s Home for Children staff with Mary’s House residents.

  • Mary’s House resident Lauren with her mother in her new bedroom. Lauren and the other residents will retain round-the-clock support professionals as well as a nurse to meet their complex medical needs.

  • Mary’s House and its programs will provide the residents with a continuum of care with dignity that supports their need for independence.