NEWS - St. Francis Center

A Year of Success

It was an exciting year of growth for St. Francis Center. We started the year unsure of what 2021 would bring, but this year has turned out to be one of the most challenging and rewarding years yet. Thank you all for your support – whether you donated, volunteered, sent

Come take a tour of SFC’s newest partner ~The Laundry Truck LA!

Huge thank you to SoCalGas for sponsoring The Laundry Truck LA at St. Francis Center! We are so excited to offer this essential service to our community. Now on Mondays, our guests can grab breakfast, take a shower inside our center, and leave with clean clothes! We are so grateful

Support SFC This Holiday Season!

It’s that time of year! The holiday season is officially in full swing. The holiday season is one of the most difficult times of the year for our guests and the need in our community becomes even more apparent. Read on for ways you can help support our hunger-relief and

Meet SFC’s Newest Staff Member ~ Chelsea!

We are so excited to welcome Chelsea as SFC’s new Resource Navigator!Read on to learn more about Chelsea! Tell us about yourself! I grew up in the LA area but went away to San Diego for school. I attended San Diego State University where I got my bachelor’s degree in

Thanksgiving Support for SFC

A Letter from Executive Director, Jasmine Bravo: Support our Thanksgiving holiday hunger-relief programs! Thanksgiving Food Drive Gather your people and help support SFC this Thanksgiving! 🍁💕🍂 We are in need of holiday food donations including turkeys and all the (shelf-stable) fixins! 🍗🥔🥧 These holiday goodies will be used during our

New CalRecycle Truck!

On Monday, we received our new 16-foot refrigerated truck! Last year, we rescued 1.9 million pounds of food from our food recovery partners. With this new truck, we will be able to rescue even more food to feed our community in need. Our new vehicle was funded by a Grant

Blessing of the Animals Event

Help celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi and bring your pets to be blessed by Br. Victor! You are invited to bring your pets to be blessed by our on-site chaplain, Brother Victor. Blessed pets and their pet parents will receive a certificate commemorating the blessing as well

Summer Camp Season Is Over!

Our happy campers are now on their way back to school! Thank you our generous donors and supporters for helping us send our pantry program youth off to summer camp again this year! Our campers had an amazing time at virtual art and nutritious cooking camps, and at the California

MEET SFC’S NEWEST STAFF MEMBER ~ Wendy!

We are so excited to welcome the newest member of our SFC Team! Wendy is our new Programs Assistant. Read on to learn more about Wendy! Tell us about yourself! I am originally from El Salvador, but I was raised in South LA, California. For my undergrad, I attended the

Introducing SFC’s Newest Project ~ St. Francis of Assisi Mural!

Our St. Francis of Assisi mural will be painted on the outside wall of St. Francis Center for everyone in our community to enjoy. It will vibrantly display our Franciscan values, depicting powerful actions of compassion, service, and gratitude. SFC staff and guests will work together to design and paint