Last night I had the pleasure of attending one of our monthly Welcome Home Ceremonies. Imagine, after thirty years in prison, coming out to a “transitional home”. Then being invited to a Welcome Home Ceremony. In a circle you see thirty or forty people, some of them from your home, others from the other Francisco […]
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Cooking with Comida No Bombas
Cooking with Food Not Bombs Thanks to our resident, house manager and all around good guy David, the folks at Food Not Bombs spent the morning with about twenty residents practicing how to make delicious and nutritious veggie burritos. Ambrosia, Elizabeth, Mary and Luis outdid themselves in supporting our guys. It was a warm atmosphere, […]
Sister Teresa’s Message (Feb Newsletter)
Dear friends, supporters and donors, We come to the beginning of Spring with expectations, but also unknowns. In Southern California we keep waiting for the steady rains promised by “El Niño” to relieve the water shortage. We Christians, in this season, are moving from the anxious desert journey of Lent with the hope and promise […]
Sister Teresa Chosen as Panelist on Adult Re-entry
Please join us at USC on Saturday, January 16th as Sister Teresa will take part in County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas’ Empowerment Congress Summit. Please register here. This year the Safety Committee will inspire with proven approaches to adult re-entry. There’s a difference in the strengths and challenges of the long term incarcerated. For the most part, they don’t […]
Christmas Brunch at The Francisco Homes
We all know that the end of the year isn’t always easy from an emotional point of view. Although it’s always shown as festive and wonderful, that’s not the reality for so many of us. It’s no different at The Francisco Homes. While many of our residents are experiencing the pure joy of reuniting with family […]
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas’ Empowerment Congress Summit Committee includes The Francisco Homes
We are thankful to the Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas for including TFH in the planning of the 24th Annual Empowerment Congress Summit. The Summit will be Saturday, January 16th, 2016 at USC. It’s another example of how TFH residents through the personal transformation required to gain suitability for parole, are now […]
Sacramento Trip, November, 2015
On October 20th Sister Teresa and our new development director traveled to Sacramento to attend the monthly Parole Board hearing and several other meetings. It was a day filled with blessings. She took the red eye at 6 a.m. from LAX. Upon arriving at the Parole Board, Philip, an ex-resident who now advocates for lifers was […]
A New Garden for Our Residents
On Friday, October 23rd, about twenty people convened at The Francisco Homes to join Richard and Erika from Alma Backyard Farms to plant the first seedlings in our community garden. It was a beautiful day on a number of levels. Residents Hugh, Loi, Steven, Tony and many others put in hundreds of hours over the […]