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- EIN 23-7116589
- info@franciscanworks.org
- 773-809-4035
- 1440 W. Taylor St. #1819 Chicago IL 60607 USA
- www.franciscanworks.org
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Causes: Education, Elementary & Secondary Schools, International, International Relief, Literacy, Religion, Roman Catholic
Mission: Franciscan Works is a Chicago-based Catholic non-profit 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 poor, orphaned , and abandoned youth in Liberia, West Africa. 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 community. 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’état, 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.
Results: Liberian youth are being empowered to break the cycle of poverty through faith and education. Liberia Mission provides stability, instills hope, and shares Christ’s love with the poorest of the poor. Thousands of Liberian youth have passed through Liberia Mission’s residential program, school, and chapel, and have become nurses, engineers, priests, brothers, and even administrators at the Mission.
Target demographics: Poor, orphaned, and abandoned Liberian youth
Direct beneficiaries per year: 500+ poor, orphaned, and abandoned Liberian youth
Geographic areas served: Liberia, West Africa
Programs: Liberia Mission, Inc. is a ministry of Franciscan Works, a Chicago-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is led and run by Catholic laity. Located in West Africa, Liberia Mission is a community of love, learning, and prayer. Liberia Mission’s 25-acre campus includes: Residential homes for 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; St. Isidore farm and student-run piggery that teach animal husbandry, farming, and business skills to beneficiaries.