Saint Francis

We empower low-income multicultural individuals and families to improve their lives.
  • day_camp
    August 31, 2015
    Learning To Get Along

    “What can we do to get along?” This question was asked of the children attending summer camp at St. Francis Community Services. Their answers reflect the impact of growing up﹝…﹞

  • mature african man with tablet in kitchen and breakfast
    August 31, 2015
    Finding A Job in Today’s Workforce

    Mr. J first came to St. Francis Community Services for help with an electric bill. He was unemployed for the first time in more than 30 years and could not﹝…﹞

  • single_mother
    August 31, 2015
    Finding Peace

    Ms. F is an Army veteran whose family life came apart at the seams. She separated from a husband who was verbally abusive and controlling. When their 8–year-old child visited﹝…﹞

  • Woman Working on Finances
    August 31, 2015
    Strength in Numbers

    Like many of her friends in the social support group at St. Francis Community Services, Mrs. R had seen her share of hardships in life. But nothing prepared her for the sorrow﹝…﹞

  • Hispanic father and adult son
    August 30, 2015
    The Power to Honor His Father

    Mr. B’s beloved 95-year-old father was in rapidly declining health. Alzheimer’s disease had robbed him of the capacity to make crucial decisions. Mr. B needed to take responsibility for his﹝…﹞

  • bilingual
    August 30, 2015
    Healing Emotional Wounds

    Brandon, a high school sophomore, immigrated to the United States from Mexico when he was in the third grade. Ever since he could remember, his father berated and physically abused﹝…﹞

  • halo
    August 25, 2015
    Time for a Happy Dance

    Mrs. G and her two children joined her husband in the United States in 2004. Her visa in hand, she hoped her family, now together, would lead a happy life.﹝…﹞

  • veteran
    August 1, 2015
    A Veteran Struggles To Transition

    An Army and Marine Corps veteran, Mr. V had warrants in five jurisdictions and faced paying thousands of dollars in fines and court costs. His driver’s license had been suspended.﹝…﹞

  • Portrait of confident old black lady with eyeglasses smiling
    July 2, 2015
    Home At Last

    Mrs. B, age 96, and her daughter lost their home in Florissant to foreclosure last year, just as winter was turning to spring. They had no place to go. Various﹝…﹞

  • halo
    January 1, 2015
    First On Our Docket

    The Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry has a new managing attorney – Amy Diemer, who began her work there in June Amy Diemer became the Managing Attorney for St. Francis Community﹝…﹞