Since the day we opened 35 years ago, our promise has been and continues to be, we will never turn ANYONE away. All are always welcome at St Francis House. St. Francis House wishes our LGBTQIA+ community a happy Pride! […]
June is PRIDE Month!
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Serving our guests, pandemic or not.
Part 3 of our 3 part series for Mental Health Awareness Month. The mental health difficulties our homeless guests face have been exacerbated by COVID-19. Pandemic or not, the St. Francis House staff continue to offer critical mental health support to our guests, more ways than one. Typically, the St. Francis House Clinical and Recovery […]
It’s All About The Interview
The Workforce Development staff at St. Francis House are back this week to discuss one of the most important steps in getting the job- the interview! Traditionally, many employers would start with a brief phone call to ask basic questions to decide if it’s worth meeting a candidate in person. The purpose was mostly to […]
A letter from President and CEO Karen LaFrazia for #GivingTuesdayNow
To our community, Today is #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of giving and unity held as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Traditionally, we would use this day to ask for your support of St. Francis House, but what I really want to do is just…. thank you. You have given […]
Ways to Support our Work: COVID-19
As we address the challenges posed by the Coronavirus strain COVID-19, we are working to keep St. Francis House a welcoming space of refuge for the homeless individuals we serve. COVID-19 has required us to limit much of what we do with our community of supporters, but there still are creative and meaningful ways you […]
Looking for a job? Don’t forget to take advantage of digital apps.
This blog is part of a series by the Workforce Development staff at St. Francis House. Download the graphic as a PDF here. Looking for a job is always a stressful experience, and the current coronavirus crisis isn’t making it any easier. There is some good news on the job front. Many employers are hiring […]
A message from Madeline, our Volunteer Services Coordinator, for National Volunteer Week
To my sorely missed volunteers, First, how are you doing? COVID-19 affects all of us, and I am thinking of you and your families. I wish, more than anything, I could be with all of you in person to celebrate National Volunteer Week. I would invite you all to a Zoom celebration, but I think […]
Finding work in the time of COVID-19
This blog post is part of a series by our Workforce Development team. We’re all seeing the same grim statistics: tens of millions newly unemployed, millions of just-laid-off workers applying for benefits each week. And then there are the untold millions who’d been looking for work when the pandemic hit. The people that the Workforce […]
Masks for St. Francis House
Even amidst this global pandemic, St. Francis House remains open and committed to being a refuge for our guests. Those individuals relying on our essential services at this time are the most vulnerable among us and are depending on us now, more than ever. Over the past several weeks, we have been heartened by the […]
Looking for a place to call home: Our work goes on, pandemic or not
When we ask our guests what they most want, the first thing is always a place to call home. Think of it for a moment. Most of us are sheltering in place in homes where we can make ourselves a cup of coffee, grab a snack from the fridge, and take a quick catnap. If […]
