Franciscan Works

Franciscan Works is a US-based 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. Liberia Mission is a Liberian-led nonprofit that offers a quality Catholic education, a loving home on the Mission, and life skills training to poor, orphaned, and abandoned Liberian youth. Located in West Africa, Liberia suffers from intergenerational poverty, poor healthcare, and lack of infrastructure, much of which stems from two brutal civil wars and a deadly Ebola outbreak. Working together, Franciscan Works and Liberia Mission empower the next generation of Liberians to break the cycle of poverty and become future adults of faith, character, and integrity who can support themselves, their families, and their country.