NEWS - St. Francis Center

Summer Camp 2020

From the Desk of Lucia Garcia, Programs Director This year, summer camp will be a little different for our campers, but it is no less important. We firmly believe in the educational and personal value of summer camps for school-aged children. Summer camp offers our pantry program families the chance to

Volunteer Spotlight ~ Gabriel!

Meet Gabriel! We are so blessed to have the support of our many volunteers! Please meet one of our amazing volunteers, Gabriel! Gabe has been volunteering with us for about 6 months, and really stepped up to help out at SFC once the pandemic hit. Recently, Gabe had an assignment

Help Out Our Campers!

We need supplies for our Summer “Camp at Home” youth program! Summer Camp season is almost here! We will have more info on our Summer “Camp at Home” sessions coming up in the next few weeks! We are seeking donations of art supplies for our campers. We are also accepting

SFC Father’s Day Tribute E-Cards

This Father’s Day, Honor Your Father with a Special Tribute Card! Father’s Day is right around the corner! What better way to celebrate your dad than a donation in his honor! You can help keep SFC’s essential programs running and give dad a gift that he won’t forget. To Order:

Lyft serves those most in need

LyftUp offers free essential transportation rides during the pandemic. Through Lyft’s newest program, LyftUp, free rides are provided to those most in need. Lyft is partnering with hundreds of nonprofits to make sure vulnerable communities have the access they need to essential services. They are also offering free rides to

Remembering Michael Jacobsen

Last week, we lost a proud volunteer and member of our St. Francis Center family. Michael Jacobsen passed away Sunday evening at the age of 52. From the start, Mike was an enthusiastic volunteer. He started to volunteer with us on Fridays for the breakfast and senior pantry programs. Near

Sfc mother’s day e-cards

This Mother’s Day, Honor Your Mother with a Special Tribute Card! Mother’s Day is right around the corner! What better way to celebrate your mom than a donation in her honor! You can help keep SFC’s essential programs running and give mom a gift that she won’t forget. To Order:

Knights of Columbus Donate $25,000 to St. Francis Center

Last week, the Knights of Columbus visited us to donate and volunteer. In partnership with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Hearts to Serve program, the Knights of Columbus are making a $100,000 gift to six local LA food banks. We would like to thank the Knights of Columbus for the generous grant

National Volunteer Week

Let’s Celebrate Our Volunteers! It’s National Volunteer Week and we would like to take this opportunity to give a huge round of applause to our volunteers. We would not be able to do the work we do year-round without our amazing volunteers. To put it in perspective, in 2019 we

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from all of us at St. Francis Center! Marking the end of the Lenten Season, Easter is a time for hope and renewal. This year, Easter will be celebrated a bit differently as families and friends are practicing social distancing, but it is a great chance to keep