Alice Callaghan
American Episcopalian priest, former Roman Catholic nun
Alice Callaghan (born circa 1947, Calgary, Alberta) is an Episcopalian priest and a former Roman Catholic nun. She is also an advocate of the homeless and impoverished people of downtown Los Angeles.
Early life
Her family moved from Canada to southern California when she was a small child. Diminutive and athletic, she became a proficient surfer in Newport Beach. She attended college and became a nun.
Activism
Callaghan participated in anti-war protests during the Vietnam War.
Callaghan founded Las Familias del Pueblo, a Skid Row community center, in June 1981 in a one-room storefront near the neighborhood. She remained its director as of 2021, when it moved to a larger building. She also founded the SRO Housing Trust.
As of 1982, she was an associate minister at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena.
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