SHEPHERDS OF YOUTH CHARITABLE TRUST ENDEAVORS TO HELP THE VOCATIONIST FATHERS AND SISTERS DELIVER A NONDISCRIMINATORY, QUALITY EDUCATION TO THE CHILDREN OF THE POOR WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING WAYS TO TERMINATE THE LEGACY OF POVERTY AND TO PROMOTE THE MORAL AND SPIRITUAL INTEGRITY OF THE COMMUNITIES THE VOCATIONISTS SERVE BY SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING CANDIDATES FOR THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE.