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Franciscan Works is a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is led and run by Catholic laity. We serve the poor and vulnerable in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. Since 2003, Franciscan Works has provided financial and operational support to Liberia Mission, a community of love, learning, and prayer for the poorest of the poor in Liberia, West Africa.
Liberia Mission’s 25-acre campus includes:
Residential homes for 32 poor, orphaned, and abandoned Liberian youth
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School that serves over 500 students annually in preschool-high school
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Chapel, a church that welcomes and serves the community at large.
A farm and student-run piggery that teach animal husbandry, farming, and business skills to beneficiaries
Working together, Franciscan Works and Liberia Mission empower young Liberians to break the cycle of poverty and become faithful adults of character and integrity who can support themselves, their families and their country. This challenge is very real in Liberia, a country that experiences intergenerational poverty, poor healthcare, and lack of infrastructure, much of which stems from a military coup d'etat, two brutal civil wars, and a deadly Ebola outbreak, all within a 36 year time span.
We cultivate the individual potential of children living in poverty so they can live as God intended, making full use of their talents and abilities for the common benefit, in communion with God, nature, and all humankind.
When you sponsor a poor, orphaned, or abandoned child on Liberia Mission, you provide them with stability through a Catholic education, a loving home, nutritious meals, medical care, and support as they grow. Learn more about our sponsorship program here: www.franciscanworks.org/sponsorship.
You can support the Franciscan Works, Liberia #2197 through your prayers and monetary donation by making a check payable to THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH, 3424 Wilshire Blvd 3rd Fl., Los Angeles CA 90010, memo #2197. You may also donate online by clicking the donate button. When making an online donation, reference #2197 in the Memo box. Your donation is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
