“Picture this: one of our students is having a rough morning at home and now imagine this is their heart,” our Director of Programs Dori Buschke explains as she has everyone in room hold out pink paper hearts. She tells the room to fold their heart just a bit –...
Milwaukee, WI – St. Francis Children’s Center (SFCC) will celebrate their 29th Annual Wine, Beer, & Chocolate Tasting fundraiser on Saturday, May 21, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. The fundraiser, presented by the Bavarian Bierhaus, will be held in the sponsor’s biergarten...
In 2019, St. Francis Children’s Center shared the story of two year-old Charlie who had been diagnosed with Spina Bifida – a condition that affects the spine and can result in damage to the spinal cord and nerves. After learning his diagnosis, his parents, Jim...
Noah’s family was introduced to Milwaukee County’s Birth to Three (B-3) Program at St. Francis Children’s Center when his doctors and parents noticed that his speech was delayed and Noah was not verbally communicating. Soon after, Noah’s mom, Rachel, also began...
MILWAUKEE – September 7, 2021 – St. Francis Children’s Center announces our 2021 Leading Lights Awards Banquet on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 5:30-8:30pm, in the Grand Ballroom at the Pfister Hotel. We will honor a group of outstanding community leaders...
To the surprise of his parents, Trevell was diagnosed with autism when he was almost two years old. However, Tanisha and John took the news in stride as they quickly began searching for the resources they needed to help their child. They viewed his diagnosis as yet...
MILWAUKEE – April 13, 2021 – St. Francis Children’s Center (SFCC) will celebrate their 28th Annual Wine, Beer, & Chocolate Tasting with an in-person event on Saturday, May 22, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. The fundraiser, presented by the Bavarian Bierhaus, will be...
As we mark the one-year anniversary of the pandemic in our community, St. Francis Children’s Center is reaching out for your support. The American Psychological Association reports that closures and changes due to COVID-19 have been particularly difficult for families...
MILWAUKEE, WI – February 22, 2020 – The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Edith C. and J. Oscar Greenwald Fund awarded a grant of $50,000 to St. Francis Children’s Center (SFCC) for operating support. The funds will be used by the nonprofit organization to help...
MILWAUKEE, WI – September 25, 2020 – St. Francis Children’s Center announced their Annual Leading Lights Awards Night presented by Northwestern Mutual on Friday, October 16, 2020, at Johnson Controls Community Amphitheater in the Richard E. Maslowski Park in...
