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...
by admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Stories from the Center, Voices From The Heart Gala
Friends of the Franciscan Center gathered at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Baltimore on Sept. 28 for the 2nd Annual Voices from the Heart Gala — a celebration of the people who built and supported the Franciscan Center over the past 45 years as well as...
by admin | Sep 21, 2013 | Healthy Food, Stories from the Center
As leaves fall from the trees and cooler weather moves in, the summer growing season at One Straw Farm is winding down. Every Thursday since early June, One Straw Farm supplied 30 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares for the Franciscan Center’s Fresh Harvest...
