St. Joseph Center President and CEO Dr. Ryan J. Smith spoke to Mount St. Mary's graduates about radical love and the power of community. Watch his powerful message (starting at 27:00).

Join us in celebrating the 35th anniversary of Bread & Roses Café, a testament to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet's unwavering commitment to compassion and service. Since 1989, the café has provided over 1 million meals in a restaurant-style setting, offering not just food, but dignity and hope to our unhoused neighbors in Venice. Your support continues this legacy of love and empowerment.

In this powerful episode, Dr. Ryan Smith, President & CEO of St. Joseph Center, shares how his experience with youth homelessness shaped his mission to create a more compassionate and effective homeless services system—guided by the Center’s four pillars: Housing, Outreach, Mental Health, and Economic Mobility.