by admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Stories from the Center
(From wbal.com originally posted December 25, 2016 link to article HERE) On Thursday, there was a Christmas Party at Baltimore’s Franciscan Center. Every day, the center at 23rd and Howard Streets serves lunch to anywhere from 350 and 600 homeless and hungry...
by admin | Jan 15, 2015 | Pope Francis, Stories from the Center
“Each one of us has a story; a story of grace, a story of sin, a story of journey, many things. And it’s good to pray with our story.” Pope Francis, October 7, 2014 With these words, Pope Francis shared the essence of what it means to be Franciscan...
by admin | Jan 15, 2015 | Healthy Food, Stories from the Center
By Jennifer Lehman Development and Communications Coordinator Every Thursday afternoon, the bell rings at the Mace Street doorway. With reusable grocery bags in hand, Garry Oldham enters the Franciscan Center and walks over to the Emergency Food Pantry where he...
by admin | Dec 9, 2014 | Press Releases, Stories from the Center, Voices From The Heart Gala
By Meg Ducey Director of Development and Marketing The ballroom at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center on North Charles Street literally sparkled on Saturday, September 20, 2014, as the Franciscan Center hosted our 3rd Annual Voices from the Heart Gala. Friends and...
by admin | Jul 31, 2014 | Franciscan Center, Stories from the Center
Walking into the Franciscan Center, Magdalene Forrester exudes positivity through her bright smile and warm demeanor. She hasn’t always been that way — Magdalene will be the first to point out — having overcome many struggles in her life including an...
by admin | Jul 1, 2014 | Franciscan Center, Stories from the Center
When Rob and Laura Armstrong met in 2011, Rob was already volunteering every Tuesday evening at the Franciscan Center with a group of friends we call our “Veggie Choppers.” Rob introduced Laura to the Franciscan Center, and before long they had established a standing...
by admin | Jun 21, 2014 | Franciscan Center, Stories from the Center
Without the support of our friends like you, folks like John Mueller would not receive vital services from the Franciscan Center. Now, John is paying it forward by helping others who are less fortunate. By Sr. Mary Jeanne Quinlivan, OSF Sisters of St. Francis of...
by admin | Jan 15, 2014 | Franciscan Center, Stories from the Center
It’s been well over a decade since Betty Wright and her family came to the Franciscan Center for help, but she remembers the day like it was yesterday. “It was a Wednesday,” she said. Having been down on their luck, Betty and her husband visited the Franciscan Center...
by admin | Jan 1, 2014 | Franciscan Center, Press Releases, Stories from the Center
From serving dinner on Wednesday nights to offering GED classes, the Franciscan Center launched many new programs in 2013 that broadened our reach to city residents in need. While expansion is not a novel term at the Franciscan Center, our outreach has certainly set a...
by admin | Nov 10, 2013 | Franciscan Center, Stories from the Center
Sr. Irene Marshiano OSF, Founding Director of the Franciscan Center, passed away on Oct. 31, 2013 following a long illness. Sr. Irene opened the Franciscan Center’s doors in September, 1968, at a time when poverty and civil unrest in the wake of the assassination of...
