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Mission Youth Center Opens with Full Funding for Three Years
In November 2017, Casa Franciscana Mission staff went door-to-door to approximately 400 homes in four barrios (neighborhoods). The goal was to identify the unmet needs in these communities. The lack of resources for those aged 12 to 18 years was lamented over and over. As the result of a developed business plan and fundraising effort,…
Read MoreLa Posada Procession
If there was NO Christmas, there would be NO Casa Franciscana Mission. If there was NO Casa Franciscana Mission, last year our poor sisters and brothers would have gone without: ✓ 1000+ children attending the La Posada Procession – a 400 year-old tradition representing Mary and Joseph looking for room in an inn, followed by…
Read More62 Children Receive Medical Care by Shriners’ International
If there was NO Christmas, there would be NO Casa Franciscana Mission. If there was NO Casa Franciscana Mission, last year our poor sisters and brothers would have gone without: ✓ 62 children receiving specialized medical care by Shriners’ International in Phoenix, Utah and California – facilitated by the Casa Franciscana Mission Thank you for…
Read MoreAn Income Path for 17 Widowed Women
If there was NO Christmas, there would be NO Casa Franciscana Mission. If there was NO Casa Franciscana Mission, last year our poor sisters and brothers would have gone without: ✓ An income path and support group for 17 widowed women through learning jewelry-making in the Mission Co-op Thank you for being God’s instrument and…
Read MoreEmployment Opportunities for 15 Adults
If there was NO Christmas, there would be NO Casa Franciscana Mission. If there was NO Casa Franciscana Mission, last year our poor sisters and brothers would have gone without: ✓ Employment opportunities for 15 adults after learning the trade of culinary arts in our mission’s Culinary School Thank you for being God’s instrument and…
Read More236 Babies, Children and Adults Receiving Shelter
If there was NO Christmas, there would be NO Casa Franciscana Mission. If there was NO Casa Franciscana Mission, last year our poor sisters and brothers would have gone without: ✓ 236 babies, children and adults receiving shelter from the elements, from domestic violence, from no water and the means to prepare food. Thank you…
Read More2,775 Medical and Dental Visits
If there was NO Christmas, there would be NO Casa Franciscana Mission. If there was NO Casa Franciscana Mission, last year our poor sisters and brothers would have gone without: ✓ 2,775 medical and dental visits providing some of the only healthcare and medications for impoverished babies, children and adults. Thank you for being God’s…
Read More810 Pairs of Children’s Shoes
If there was NO Christmas, there would be NO Casa Franciscana Mission. If there was NO Casa Franciscana Mission, last year our poor sisters and brothers would have gone without: ✓ 810 pairs of new children’s shoes making it possible for 810 children to attend school Thank you for being God’s instrument and answering the…
Read More5,835 Meals for Children
If there was NO Christmas, there would be NO Casa Franciscana Mission. If there was NO Casa Franciscana Mission, last year our poor sisters and brothers would have gone without: ✓ 5,835 meals for children served after school allowing them to go to school and for many, still have their only meal of the day…
Read More4,814 Food Boxes
If there was NO Christmas, there would be NO Casa Franciscana Mission. If there was NO Casa Franciscana Mission, last year our poor sisters and brothers would have gone without: ✓ 4,814 food boxes carried by our Casa Franciscana Mission social workers to the disabled and elderly in the hills of Guaymas. Thank you for…
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