When a student from DePaul Cristo Rey joins the St. Francis Seraph Ministries (SFSM) team through the school’s Corporate Work Study Program, they learn real-world skills and gain hands-on experience they can use in college and in their future career. But that’s only a small part of the total takeaway....
You’re far more likely to find Brother David Crank, OFM, wearing his habit than a tuxedo, but his job as one of St. Francis Seraph Ministries’ Client Services Coordinators could call for the latter....
Conversation flows easily and laughter comes quickly in the Sarah Center. Perhaps the only thing that flows more rapidly than the comments is the whir of the new industrial sewing machine....
Kelly Houston is the first face a guest sees when they come through the doors of St. Francis Seraph Ministries (SFSM) in the morning. That’s a responsibility — and a privilege — Kelly doesn’t take lightly....
Joe Zielinski and Mark Jones spent their careers as probation and parole officers, which would seem to be a stressful way to make a living. But Zielinski never saw it that way....
St. Francis Seraph Ministries (SFSM) has received a grant from the Charles H. Dater Foundation to expand and enhance sewing and jewelry-making classes offered through the Sarah Center, which in turn will create new career opportunities for low-income residents of Over-the-Rhine....
Part of La Salle High School’s motto is: We are called to serve....
Food Service Director Jay Olzak has worked in kitchens and food service management his whole career. He says there’s something truly special about St. Francis Seraph Ministries....
Erin Alexander lays a dozen pieces of jewelry across a table in the Sarah Center and carefully sets them up on display boards, one piece at a time. She stops and smiles when she gets to a stack of bracelets that her 9-year-old daughter made....
We got to know Gregory last year when he regularly joined us for breakfast and dinner in the Mother Teresa of Calcutta Dining Room. As we spoke with him, we learned Gregory faced challenges that included mental health issues and past criminal convictions....
