This past quarter, a group of hearty volunteers from VMware have been spending time at St. Francis House. A diverse group of upwards of 30 VMware employees have joined St. Francis House volunteer corps and have prepped in the kitchen, served meals, and also worked in our clothing department. The volunteering has been organized by […]
This past month we’ve been thrilled to have service teams from Capital One Cafe “in the house.” The groups served in our clothing departments meeting the various needs of our guests, and in the kitchen, prepping and serving meals with Chef Seth. How did they get started? “It really grew quite organically,” said Lydia an […]
Partnership History Converse, a longtime supporter of St. Francis House, consistently provides brand new Converse sneakers for our guests who are in need of new shoes. Their donation of shoes allows us to stock up our Fresh Threads clothing department, a department which goes through over 200 pairs per month. Converse also worked with us for […]
Long Term Partnership with Webster Bank Webster Bank is no stranger to participating in our annual fundraising events! Most recently they served as our Premier sponsor for our 2018 St. Francis House Boston Marathon Team, where they contributed to our $90k+ fundraising campaign. Their support has consistently grown year over year, and we are thrilled […]
Annually, employees at Natixis Investment Managers roll up their sleeves to get involved in their local community. We’re thrilled to have Natixis support as a long term corporate partner, who encompasses every facet of engagement we offer. Their holistic support of our organization allows us to continue to fulfill our mission to assist the most […]
Google Employees Give Back The past few years, we’ve had the opportunity to connect with some pretty awesome Googlers, interested in supporting our mission. Google encourages employees to engage in charitable causes through Giving Week and GoogleServe, and our connection with them was made possible by a grassroots effort led by a Google employee who […]
Sanofi Genzyme has committed to supporting St. Francis House for the third year in a row. Sanofi Genzyme graciously offers both their money and their time, through grant funds and employee volunteer efforts. Triage Program Support At St. Francis House, we understand the importance and value of building partnerships with corporations where our missions are […]
Last week athenahealth’s customer success team was here for a morning of meal prep work in our kitchen as a part of our Basic Services offerings. We were thrilled to host the athenahealth team for their first visit to St. Francis House! athenahealth encourages their employees to volunteer at health focused organizations in the community […]
Citizens Bank has been a 20+ year supporter and advocate of the work of St. Francis House. Over time they have continuously increased their partnership and found new ways to support our work. This year Jack Murphy, President of Business Banking at Citizens Bank, joined our Board of Directors. As an gesture of support and […]
This month we welcomed a team of Fidelity employees to serve in our kitchen and clothing department, supporting our Basic Needs program. No stranger to St. Francis House, Fidelity has been sending employees over for their annual Fidelity Cares Day for many years. The organization sends over 7,000 employees across the country to volunteer in […]
