FRANCISCAN COLLABORATIVE MINISTRIES

Sponsored jointly by the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities and the Conventual Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate Conception Province, Franciscan Collaborative Ministries is separately incorporated.  The vision for FCM is to bring peace and reconciliation to Syracuse's communities.  Currently FCM provides outreach services that include a health clinic for the uninsured, a legal clinic, a sandwich program, a food pantry, education services, campus ministry at Syracuse University and a Franciscan presence at the "marketplace" called The Franciscan Place at the Carousel Center.  From this ministry, with all its various programs, has grown the beginnings of the Assisi Movement, a movement that values collaboration and mutuality with many other agencies, persons and movements that are working toward the same goals of empowering people, renewing the neighborhood and strengthening relationships as does the Assisi Movement.  From this has sprung the beginnings of many programs that reach out into the community engaging others and working cooperatively to achieve results.  FCM maintains strong ties with the diocese, following the modeling given to us by Francis.  FCM (and the Assisi Movement) struggle with finding means to financially support these ministries and this movement.  Click here for more info

GERARD PLACE

Gerard Place is a transitional housing program offering supporative services for homeless, single parents and their children.  Our mission is to strengthen families by empowering parents to achieve greater self-sufficiency.

We provide:

• Fully furnished 2-bedroom apartment
• Daycare
• Case management services
• Life skill training

For more information please call (716) 897-9948

Gerard Place is sponsored by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious of Western New York: Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity (Stella Niagara), Daughters of Charity, Felician Sisters, Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph, Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, Missionary Sisters of St. Columban, Sisters of St. Mary of Namur, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of St. Joseph, Sisters of Social Service.