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Affordable Housing Month

Honoring Vision, Partnership, and Home in Redwood City! May is Affordable Housing Month—a time to reflect on what it truly means for every person to have a safe, stable, and secure place to call home. For St. Francis Center, it's also a time for gratitude, honoring our history, and renewing

Honoring Vision, Partnership, and Home

St. Francis Center’s commitment to affordable housing in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood of Redwood City is made possible by partnerships rooted in care, professionalism, and community spirit. A cornerstone of this work is our collaboration with Prodesse Property Group, led by Lynn and Michael Pierce. Their expert leadership and attention to residents’

The Legacy of 40 – Fund a Need

St. Francis Center's Legacy of Affordable Housing To mark our forty-year milestone, we've launched The Legacy of 40 Fund—a bold, forward-looking campaign to raise $300,000 to support our most urgent needs in 2026. In celebration of Affordable Housing Month, The Legacy of 40 Fund is focusing on raising money to build our

Volunteer Spotlight

Special thanks to Stanford Health Care for donating used furniture for the Case de Sobrato patio. We are also grateful to the volunteer teams from Box.com and Glenn Haegele and his friends for their hard work cleaning and varnishing

National Rebuilding Day

Saturday, April 25, was National Rebuilding Day, and we want to thank Rebuilding Together Peninsula for bringing us a group of volunteers from Wilson Sonsini to give the family child care home in our Village, Lily's Bilingual Family Daycare, a refreshed coat of paint. GET INVOLVED

Partner Spotlight

Trinity Presbyterian Church At St. Francis Center, we are honored to shine this month’s spotlight on Trinity Presbyterian Church – one of our most dedicated and dynamic partners. From uplifting youth at Siena Youth Center to ensuring families have food and gifts during the holidays, Trinity consistently answers the call to serve year-round.

Tidings of Comfort and Joy

Tidings of Comfort and Joy As the holiday season wraps our community in warmth and togetherness, we at St. Francis Center find ourselves overflowing with gratitude. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to potentially thousands of individuals, families, businesses, and groups who have partnered with us to make this

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