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Volunteer Spotlight: Charles Solimine, volunteering in his old neighborhood and parish
Recently, Charles Solimine, from St. Rose of Lima parish in Short Hills, volunteered for the first time at St. Ann’s soup kitchen. He quickly let us know that he had gone to St. Ann’s for kindergarten! [...]
Registration Open! Franciscan Charities First Annual Ladies Golf Outing
Franciscan Charities, Inc. will host its First Annual Ladies Golf Outing on Monday, May 14, 2018 at Fiddler's Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, NJ. Click here to REGISTER: https://birdeasepro.com/franciscancharitiesladiesgolfouting Event Details 9:00am Registration begins 10:00 am [...]
Spotlight: From Job Training to Job Success
Franciscan Enterprises, a ministry and sister-organization of Franciscan Charities, provides training and work opportunities for the chronically unemployed with the goal of workforce re-entry and long term job placement. We'd like to highlight the success story [...]
Toy Drive Success with help from Maplecrest Moves Charities
Last month, the Franciscan Charities Annual Toy Drive provided toys to nearly 1,000 smiling children in Newark. Volunteers dedicated many hours to planning and preparing for this special day. Supporters donated much needed funding and [...]
Countdown to our Annual Toy Drive
Preparations are well underway for our annual Toy Drive! Board member and volunteer, Mary Lee, has set up toy headquarters in her basement and she's been a very busy elf! Our annual Toy Drive [...]