Pittsburgh, Pa., Sep 15, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Being a single woman in need and pregnant can be scary, but for more than 100 years the Christ Child Society has been there to help, offering financial and practical assistance.
Pittsburgh Catholic.org featured a story on the volunteer organization, which assists women and children in 16 states and the District of Columbia, and has grown to 7,000 members since its founding in 1887.
Mary Virginia Merrick, a native of Washington, D.C., founded the organization. Born into a prominent family, Merrick suffered a serious fall in her teens, leaving her confined to a wheelchair.
Rather than withdrawing from life, the young Catholic decided to dedicate her energies to helping needy children. “Nothing is ever too much to do for a child,” Merrick is famous for saying.