In 1967, Sr. McMullen took a leave of absence from the Society so she could spend a year and a half experiencing the life of people in a poor and disenfranchised neighborhood of Boston. During that pivotal time, she shared, “I studied the poor who surrounded me. I grew to love them, and ever since their problems have been mine.”
Through her work, she created and directed Manpower Training Program for the Boston Department of Health and Hospitals. She also was co-founder of the Planning Office of Urban Affairs for the Archdiocese of Boston. In 1974, she moved to Sursum Corda in Washington, DC, and began to practice law again offering free legal services to the poor. (Taken from Faine's obituary.)
Read more about Faine's work for justice by clicking on the links under her picture.
