Medieval monks filled all of the following roles for secular communities except

- overseeing serfs on monastery lands
- serving as orphanages for abandoned children
- providing food and shelter to travelers
- lending money to lords and farmers

serving as orphanages for abandoned children.

if you are talking about current time the answer is no

if you are talking about when the colonies were developing the answer is yes

the  wilmot proviso  was designed to eliminate  slavery  within the  landacquired as a result of the mexican war (1846-48). fearing the addition of a pro-slave territory, pennsylvania congressman david  wilmot proposedhis amendment to the bill.