Reflecting on this past year, I put my thoughts into a video. As the year comes to a close this evening, I hope you’ll take the time and reflect on how much your support has made a difference in the lives of each and every individual we have had the honor of welcoming into our […]
Category: Director’s Message
National Homeless Memorial Day 2020
The Winter Solstice is the darkest day of the year. The day of the year with the fewest hours of day light and the longest night of the year. It is also the day we mark National Homeless Memorial Day in recognition of all who passed away while homeless. Today, I will join friends and colleagues on […]
Black Lives Matter
To our community, St. Francis House stands in solidarity with our community of black and brown guests, staff, volunteers, donors, and partners. My heart aches for the families mourning the senseless murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many others. And like so many of you, I am angry. I am angry […]
Winter Solstice and National Homeless Memorial Day 2019
Dear friends, Today is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year. It is also National Homeless Memorial Day, a day of recognition of all those who passed away while homeless. It is the day we memorialize all those who did not live to see the dawn of a new day. For those living […]
December 21 is National Homeless Memorial Day
Tonight, as we eagerly mark the winter solstice as the turning point to longer days filled with sunshine, many in our community will be grappling with the longest night of the year. On this December 21, we mark National Homeless Memorial Day in recognition of all who passed away while homeless. The invisibility and isolation that come […]
National Homeless Memorial Day 2017: A message from Karen LaFrazia
Even when the dark comes crashing through When you need a friend to carry you And when you’re broken on the ground You will be found… This past summer I saw Dear Evan Hansen, a beautiful, tragic, yet ultimately redemptive musical about the ripple effects of a young man’s death. The show’s music is gorgeous, […]
St. Francis House marks 33 years
This October 2017, President & CEO Karen LaFrazia shared a reflection. Today is the Feast Day of Saint Francis and the anniversary of the founding of St. Francis House. Thirty three years ago today we opened our doors for the very first time. The picture shows the line of guests that formed in the days there after, a line that stretched all […]
Marking National Homeless Memorial Day
A message from Karen LaFrazia Tonight, as we eagerly mark the winter solstice as the turning point to longer days filled with sunshine, many in our community will be grappling with the longest night of the year. On this December 21, we mark National Homeless Memorial Day in recognition of all who passed away while […]
WBZ-TV 4 Your Community hosted Karen LaFrazia, St. Francis House
Over Labor Day weekend, our Executive Director, Karen LaFrazia was hosted live on WBZ-TV’s 4 Your Community. It was a great opportunity to discuss the diverse programs and resources we offer to guests, along with further celebrating recent funding towards our 48 Boylston Street project. Click here to watch the episode! […]
Karen LaFrazia recognized with citation at MA House of Representatives
Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives including Speaker DeLeo, and Reps. Michlewitz and McMurtry presented a citation honoring Karen LaFrazia’s twenty years of leadership here at St. Francis House. “Ms. LaFrazia’s two decades of service truly embodies the mission of St. Francis House’s care and compassion for the less fortunate among us,” Rep. McMurtry […]
