A Photographic History of the Center

Vintage photos reveal the early days at the Franciscan Center. Since 1968, the Franciscan Center has provided emergency assistance and supportive outreach to persons who are economically disadvantaged in an effort to assist them in realizing their self worth and...

Top 10 Reasons To Volunteer

Your family could use the break. You don’t have to pay taxes, because you don’t get paid. It gives you new stories to discuss with your therapist. Because you know you look hot in plastic gloves and a hair net. You can practice your silly accents and no one will be...
Prepositions, Adverbs, and Social Change

Prepositions, Adverbs, and Social Change

A YouTube video that was shared with us on Twitter pointed out the need for outreach organizations to remember that we work with our poor, not for them. It is just a simple term, a small word, but when you change that preposition from ‘for’ to...