NEWS - St. Francis Center

St. Francis Center is proud to partner with Lyft!

This August, St. Francis Center started a new partnership with Lyft by launching the Grocery Access Pilot Program (GAP) together! The GAP in Los Angeles, part of Lyft City Works, is an initiative to assist Los Angeles residents living in food deserts with fresh, healthy grocery options. The program will provide local families and

SFC is Looking for a Fall Programs Intern!

SFC is Hiring: Fall Programs Intern! St. Francis Center is currently accepting applications for our Fall Programs Internship! Our Fall Intern will be working in both our Programs and Development Departments, assisting with daily programs, maintaining records in our donor and volunteer database, and cultivating volunteer relationships. The internship will

SFC Summer Campers Go to Bob Waldorf!

Camp season is coming close to an end at St. Francis Center! Today, we will be sending a group of campers to our last session of week-long, overnight camp to Bob Waldorf in Glendale. Our youth will be horseback riding, doing high rope courses, playing sports, making arts and crafts,

SFC’S Volunteer Spotlight ~ Jessica!

MEET JESSICA! Please meet one of our wonderful volunteers, Jessica! Jessica started volunteering at SFC in February 2018, and now is one of our Wednesday volunteers during breakfast! Jessica is our regular coffee barista, and she enjoys getting the chance to build relationships with our guests and get a glimpse into

SFC Partner Spotlight ~ SoCal Gas!

We would like to give a big thank you to our long time partner, SoCal Gas! They have been regularly volunteering in both our breakfast and pantry programs. For the past several years, SoCal Gas and their employees have supported our youth summer camp program and this year they raised enough

SFC Partner Spotlight ~ Food Forward!

SFC Partner Spotlight: Food Forward! St. Francis Center is proud to partner with Food Forward to rescue even more food from our community that otherwise would be wasted to feed our homeless and near homeless guests. According to the National Resources Defense Council, up to 40% of food in the United

SFC Summer Camp Update!

Camp season is fully underway at St. Francis Center! We had our first session of over-night camp at Camp Whittle in Big Bear last week, and our youth had a great time horseback riding, doing low and high rope courses, making arts and crafts – there was even a petting

St. Francis Center Awarded General Mills Grant!

St. Francis Center is one of General Mills’ 2019 Food Recovery Champions! The program aims to expand surplus food recovery in the U.S. and Canada for greater social and environmental impact. Last year was a record-breaking year for SFC regarding the amount of food we rescued and used to feed

SFC Summer Camp Begins!

Summer camp season is officially underway at St. Francis Center! We kicked off with our nutritious cooking camp, provided by Leah’s Pantry, where our youth learned about healthy eating. We also had writing camp, led by one of our volunteers, Cloe. They wrote a screenplay titled “An Alien Apocalypse, A

Meet SFC’s Newest Intern ~ Priscilla!

MEET PRISCILLA! Please meet one of our new interns, Priscilla! Priscilla will be assisting in our resources department this summer. Priscilla grew up in Whittier and is currently a senior at Whittier College. She is combining social work and sociology to create a Social Justice Studies major! In the past,