This is a place of love
Elaine Newson never thought she would be on the receiving end of help. After leaving the Marine Corps with some disabilities, she was employed as a computer analyst and even …
Community Clinics
Every Tuesday and Wednesday morning several smiling, scrub-suited, and lab-coated folks open up a space on the third floor of St. Francis House and welcome the uninsured to the community …
There’s a place to go
Today, when you ask about getting something done at St. Francis House, you’re often told, “Ask Garry. He’s my go-to man.” But it wasn’t always that way. Garry Clemmons joined …
In Memory of One Who Served
by Darlene Bourgeois, Executive Director Joseph Bourgeois came home from Korea in 1953. He built a civilian life, marrying his love, Ruth Johnson, adopting a son, Wayne and having two …
Where the door is always open
“Anna” is the mother of twelve children ranging from the age of 3 to 20 years old – five daughters and seven sons. When her husband went to prison, she …
Love Based Beginnings
This is how Veteran and St. Francis House graduate Jason describes what he received from St. Francis House. Jason left the service in 2009 with a back injury that required …