 Since 1996 the remaining sisters of another Order, the Community of the Companions of Jesus the Good Shepherd have been living with the CSJB sisters, and although the two Orders remain quite distinct, they share accommodation and many other aspects of community life.The Community expanded to the United States in 1874, following the donation of property by the family of the first American CSJB sister.Work was needed among German immigrants in New York's Lower East Side, and the community moved there.