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A Circle of Giving
Tricia Mullaney first met Guerline Jean-Pierre, a home health aide of Haitian descent, in 2004. At that time, Tricia’s ailing father, Thomas, was placed in Hospice care. Mary Jane, Tricia's mother, had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2000. Tricia said, "Guerline outlasted all care givers that came and went with my dad who was home [...]
ShopRite Partners In Caring Grants Awarded to FC
We are thrilled to announce that Franciscan Charities (St. Ann’s Soup Kitchen) has been awarded three ShopRite Partners In Caring grants totaling $2,800 for the 2017 calendar year. The grants will be held on account for us at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey and will be available for the charity to draw upon [...]
Coat Drive Provides Hundreds with Warm Coats & Accessories
On Saturday, January 7th, Franciscan Charities held its Annual Coat Drive. Despite the snowy weather, hundreds of people lined up early in the morning. Volunteers greeted everyone with hot chocolate and an abundance of homemade cookies. Each adult or family was assigned a personal shopper to help them select a warm coat, scarf, hat, gloves, [...]
Holiday Toy Drive Success
The wet weather on Saturday didn't stop Santa and our incredible volunteer elves from hosting our annual Holiday Toy Drive! Children and their families starting lining up early on Saturday morning, December 17th, in anticipation of our annual Holiday Toy Drive. Though some snow had coated the ground overnight and rain fell, our guests kept [...]
It’s about Hope — Your giving counts, support our annual Toy and Coat Drives
Many families need our help during the holiday season. Join us in providing warm coats and holiday toys to those in need by donating to our annual Toy and Coat Drives. During our 2015 Toy Drive, we gave away over 1,000 toys to smiling children! Each child that attends our Toy Drive is able to [...]
Franciscan Charities Receives Grant from Wells Fargo
Franciscan Charities was awarded a $1,000 grant by Wells Fargo Foundation to support our mission of tending to the critical needs of the poor in Newark. The grant was awarded as part of Wells Fargo’s Community Connections program, which provides local branch managers the opportunity to make a $1,000 charitable contribution on behalf of Wells Fargo [...]
Community Spotlight: Race Farm of Blairstown, N.J.
Race Farm is a fourth generation family farm started in 1938 with a commitment to sustainable agriculture and community giving. Located in Blairstown, N.J., Race Farm has been an avid supporter of Franciscan Charities, as well as many other charitable organizations, through the Give it Fresh Today (G.I.F.T.) program at the Summit Farmer’s Market, various [...]
Attention: Soup Kitchen Volunteers Needed
Franciscan Charities is in need of volunteers to work in the soup kitchen on the first Monday of the month. We are looking for permanent “team” members to help prepare and serve the meal. The hours are 10:30 to 1:45. If interested, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Mary Lee via email at mldt@comcast.net
Save the NEW Date for our 6th Annual Charity Golf Outing!
Due to the weather forecast, our 6th annual Charity Golf Outing (originally scheduled for Monday, Sept. 19th) has been postponed until Monday, September 26th. Same time/place. We hope you can all still join us next week. Thank you!