In the Franciscan tradition of helping those on the margins of society, we collaborate with organizations whose mission and values reflect ours to meet the needs of our time through prayer, relationship-building, and the sharing of resources.
Every month we feature one organization within each of the following five categories representing areas of importance to the Wheaton Franciscans: Care of Creation, Woman and Children, Health & Dental, Refugees & Immigrants, and Other Purposes. Return to Collaborators page>>
Catholic Charities Archdiocese Chicago, IL Refugee Resettlement Program – Loom Project For 44 years, Catholic Charities’ Refugee Resettlement Program has helped hundreds of refugees to… Read More »February 2023 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Nativity Jesuit Academy Milwaukee, WI Nativity Jesuit Academy was founded in 1993 in response to a growing demand for quality, Catholic, high performing schools that… Read More »February 2023 Collaborator: Women and Children
Orfanato FCJM St. Clara FCJM Timor Leste Indonesia Mission Because of the political turmoil and civil unrest in Timor Leste in the late 90s of… Read More »February 2023 Collaborator: Other Purposes
Uganda Episcopal Conference (Uganda Catholic Secretariat) Combating Human Trafficking in Uganda Project Kampala, Uganda In 2020 John Paul II Justice & Peace Centre (JPIIJPC) in… Read More »December 2022 Collaborator: Other Purposes
The Boulevard of Chicago Chicago, IL The Boulevard of Chicago’s mission is to provide high quality, cost-effective medical respite care, holistic support, and transitional housing… Read More »December 2022 Collaborator: Health and Dental
Potters for Peace Dodgeville, WI Founded in 1988, Potters for Peace is a US based consortium of potters who travel to areas of the world… Read More »December 2022 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio, TX Migrant Response and Overnight Shelter Program Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of San Antonio addresses the current border crisis… Read More »December 2022 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Marklund Children’s Home Geneva, IL Marklund Children’s Home is an agency that serves children and young adults with profound disabilities and addresses their unique medical… Read More »December 2022 Collaborator: Women and Children
Poor Household of God: OIKOS PTOCHOS TOU THEOU Village Gardening and Greenhouse Project Oikos Village, Philippines Poor Household of God Sisters are a Franciscan Community… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Care of Creation
Bethany House of Hospitality Chicago, IL Bethany House of Hospitality serves young refugee/immigrant women who are released from youth detention centers when they reach the… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Refugees & Immigrants
Navjyoti Women’s Center Water Project for Koshidekha Village Kathmandu, Nepal The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, KY serve in and around the village of Koshidekha in… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Other Purposes
Casa Esperanza Project Chicago, IL Casa Esperanza is an organization which serves women and their children who have experienced homelessness and have moved from an… Read More »October 2022 Collaborator: Women and Children
We are a community of vowed sisters, and covenant companions called to live the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi and our foundress Mother M. Clara Pfaender. We are a welcoming community collaborating with others to be a blessing in the world. Wherever you are on your life journey, you are welcome here.
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