by admin | May 8, 2012 | Franciscan 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...
by admin | Aug 30, 2011 | Franciscan Center, Stories from the Center
With every face, and every conversation at the Franciscan Center a story is told. Many of the people who come to us for one need, often find a willing ear, which meets a deeper need. On January 11th of this year Frank came to the Center for the first time. Referred by...
by admin | Feb 10, 2011 | SNAP Challenge: Living on $30 a Week
Waking up day three. The first thing on my mind is food. Usually I would flip on NPR, make coffee, start notes for the day, plan out the ideas I had for work. Usually my mind begins working from the time I open my eyes. But not today. Instead I’m am thinking...
by admin | Feb 10, 2011 | SNAP Challenge: Living on $30 a Week
Day 3 and we’re already seeing some changes. Hmm… Things Heather and I have in common currently: We’re not starving by any means, but we feel hungrier than normal and think about food a lot! We are drinking a lot more water. We feel awkward going out. A...
by admin | Feb 1, 2011 | SNAP Challenge: Living on $30 a Week
Up until now I thought I understood hunger. Understood what it means to be without the kinds of food I find healthy and desirable, and what it may mean to live as many of my hungry and homeless neighbors do. Hunger and feeding people is something I think and talk...
