For more than a century, the Adrian Dominican Sisters have established numerous institutions in the United States and some overseas to further its Mission. The Congregation continues to sponsor Barry University, where lay women and men work as Partners in Mission with Sisters.
In addition, the legacy of the Congregation thrives in six literacy centers, two hospitals, and two schools that were founded and sponsored by the Congregation and where the Catholic and Dominican traditions endure and continue to be essential to their missions.
Photo at left is from a meeting of the representatives of our Sponsored Institutions in 2019.
Sponsored Schools
Barry University offers its diverse student population an affordable education that combines hands-on training and a broad arts and sciences curriculum with the warmth of the Miami Shores area and a strong Dominican tradition.
Legacy Institutions
Literacy Centers
Six literacy centers founded by the Adrian Dominican Sisters continue to meet the needs of adult learners in their respective communities: Adrian and Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; and West Palm Beach, Florida. Transitioning away from sponsorship allows the literacy centers greater ability to collaborate with other organization for teh benefit of the local community.
Adrian Rea Literacy Center (Adrian, Michigan) is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment where adult learners can experience a supervised, outstandingliteracy program regardless of their ability to pay.
All Saints Literacy Center (Detroit, Michigan) enables adult learners to meet the challenges of today by improving their reading, writing, math and English speaking skills. Qualified tutors provide an individualized learning plan tailored to the goals and objectives of the learner in a welcoming environment.
Aquinas Literacy Center (Chicago, Illinois) is a community-based organization located in McKinley Park on the southwest side of Chicago. Since 1996, Aquinas has served the immigrant community by offering free individualized instruction in the English language.
DePorres P.L.A.C.E (West Palm Beach, Florida) supports adults in building English, literacy, and life skills that promote confidence, independence, and a strong sense of community.
Dominican Literacy Center (Detroit, Michigan) helps adult learners acquire the skills necessary to be successful parents, productive workers and responsible citizens.
Siena Literacy Center (Detroit, Michigan) improves the lives of families in northwest metropolitan Detroit by providing reading, math, English language, and digital literacy programming for adult learners.
Schools
On September 1, 2023, the Adrian Dominican Sisters transferred sponsorship of Regina Dominican High School in Wilmette, Illinois, and Rosarian Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, to Dominican Veritas Ministries, a public juridic person formed by five U.S. Dominican congregations of women religious with the aim to ensure the Catholic and Dominican identity of the schools long into the future. The Adrian Dominican Congregation continues to participate in Dominican Veritas Ministries as a member of its Board of Trustees.
Regina Dominican, a college preparatory high school in Wilmette, Illinois, offers young women excellence in Catholic education. The school fosters peace, truth, and justice within its community and challenges each student to develop leadership skills for life.
Rosarian Academy, based in West Palm Beach, Florida, offers pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade students a strong foundational education, with emphasis on leadership development and awareness of the world’s needs.
Healthcare
Adrian Dominican Sisters on February 1, 2019, transferred sponsorship of Dominican Hospital and St. Rose Dominican Hospitals to the Catholic Health Care Federation (a public juridic person). The Congregation is now a “Participating Member” of CommonSpirit Health, which provides the Congregation with an advisory role in the new health system.
Dominican Hospital is a nonprofit, full-service hospital that continuously strives to improve the health of the people in the Santa Cruz, California, community. Essential to this mission are the core values of dignity, collaboration, justice, excellence, and stewardship.
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals is the only not-for-profit, religiously sponsored hospital system in the Henderson-Las Vegas community. Guided by the vision and values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, St. Rose serves the community at three campuses: Rose de Lima and Siena in Henderson and San Martin in Las Vegas.
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