Order returning to Troy

That move also paves the way for a stronger collaboration with Seton Health and the Roarke Center, where the religious community already serves.

Sister Luanne Carmon, DC, will be the principal at St. Patrick's School in Troy. She has 15 years of experience as a principal and teacher at schools in Harlem and New Jersey. Her achievements include the development of technology programs, and a networking system encompassing parents, teachers, parish and neighborhood organizations to build strong community support for the school.

Goals

With the aid of grants, she hopes to install a state-of-the art computer program at the school, and plans to enhance the already established music and art program.

She also will work toward opening a pre-K program in accordance with her belief that quality intervention at an early age is key for children in urban settings in achieving academic success.

Order's efforts

The Daughters of Charity sponsor Seton Health Systems, which encompasses St. Mary's Hospital in Troy, Schuyler Ridge Residential and Adult Day Health Care in Clifton Park, and Woodland Village in Troy, an adult home for the elderly who need assisted living services.

The Daughters of Charity also operate Roarke Center, a multi-service social services agency for those with low incomes who fall between the cracks and are not served by other social services agencies. The center provides tutoring services for adults and creative art programs; it has an emergency food pantry and other food programs; and it advocates for those who are emotionally or physically handicapped.

"We take a fourth vow of service to the poor, and our hope is that the collaboration among these services will allow us to have a greater impact on this area," said Sister Grace Marie Dunn, a member of the Daughters of Charity leadership team. "We are looking for a healthy community by providing a range of services from cradle to grave."

The Daughters of Charity first came to Troy in 1828 at the request of Bishop John DuBois to operate St. Mary's in Troy. The sisters have started up various other Catholic schools throughout the Diocese over the years.

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