About Us

Mission

St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters seeks to alleviate the physical and emotional hunger of the underserved in a dignified and supportive manner including the provision of food, clothing, shelter, family care, and related social services.

About Us

St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters was established to remedy the physical and emotional hunger of the poor and needy in a dignified and supportive manner. We take a comprehensive approach in providing and supporting services that alleviate not only hunger, but the structural causes of hunger.

Our network of charitable programs provides a broad range of services for those in need, including the provision of food, clothing, shelter, and related social services for the poor.

We also fight hunger through special events for those in need. Each location in our network has customized its program according to the needs of their local community.

Working together with the staff and volunteers at various locations to promote emotional and physical well-being through programs sponsored by banks, hospitals, social service providers, and the corporate community, we raise awareness of the needs within the community and forges new relationships.

Staff

The Very Rev. Francis J Gasparik, O.F.M., Cap
President and Co-Founder

Joe Sano
Co-Founder

Marina Watson
Executive Director

John Valentine
Director of Development

Karen Rich
Development Officer

Gabriel Mulero
Special Events and Development Manager

Elvi Alava
Programs Manager

Brian Halligan
Programs Assistant

Lisa Jenkins
Office Assistant/Accounts Receivable

Terell Stevens 
Development Assistant

Board of Directors

The Very Rev. Francis J. Gasparik,

Constantino Sagonas

Frank J. Colluccio

Anthony Ardito

James Marceau

Tom Dunleavy

Fr. Michael Marigliano