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Who we are helping…
The intention of the Franciscan Center is to tell you the real life stories of the community that we serve everyday. Here is a short story about a family, that we were able to assist, with the help...
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Top 10 Reasons To Volunteer
Today is Volunteer Appreciation Day here at the Center. 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...
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Baltimore Family Battles Cancer & Poverty
They had their daughter later in life than they expected. But why not? The two of them have a lot of love to give, good jobs, a home. So, at 53 and 38, Paul and Louise welcomed their beautiful baby …...
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What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?
”In this season of the Earth’s bounty and harvest, we have so much to be thankful for: faith, family, friends, co-workers, jobs… let us keep grateful hearts for all that is given to us, and share our...
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Is the Franciscan Center Baltimore’s Newest Concert Venue?
Maryland songwriter and acoustic guitarist Ken Gutberlet lent his vocal styling and fret-work last Thursday as hundreds of people enjoyed a hot nutritious meal in the Center’s dining room. The line...
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Why You Should “Give Up” Healthy Foods for Lent?
written by Ed McNally, Executive Director With the sacred season of lent upon us, many Christians will be thinking of ways to make this time of prayer and self denial meaningful and spiritually...
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It is the week to put food in your mailbox!
Last Friday, at the Franciscan Center, Lt. Governor Brown, Mayor Rawlings-Blake,(along with many others) launched the 26th annual Harvest for the Hungry, a state wide healthy food drive. Marylanders...
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When a catnap turns into a home…
I am a Baltimore inner city native. Raised on the streets I’ve seen the filth and sadness of our city; I’ve been in fights, slept in alley ways, and begged for food. I have also seen the kindness and...
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Franciscan Center
A little glimpse into our past… Tagged: 1968, Baltimore, Blog, caring, challenge, children, Facebook, family, farmers markets, Food, foodstamps, Franciscan Center, Health, homeless, Homelessness, Hope,...
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Giving By Example
Ever known someone who just chooses to go the extra mile? Every time? No matter what? Well we do. A little over a year ago Anita joined us through Ignatian Volunteers. (If you don’t know about them,...
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Being Homeless: The American Dream?
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...
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