In 2019 Joan received the Interfaith Visionary Lifetime Achievement Award from the Temple of Understanding “for promoting interreligious
values at the United Nations,” her lifelong commitment to addressing “human rights and ecological issues,” and her work to develop “young leaders.” In her earlier ministry she was involved in housing concerns in New York City. From 1981 to 1984, she was a housing counselor and director of home ownership for Housing Conservation Coordinators, a community based, nonprofit in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen. She was also executive director and president of Homes for the Homeless in New York, 1986-1988. (From an article in Catholic New York 10/1/2015)
Homes for the Homeless
Ministry still exists
Housing Conservation Coordinators.
Ministry still exists
Temple of Understanding
Ministry still exists