“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 –...
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...
When our world stopped operating as normal over three months ago, our children’s routines also came to halt. Amongst all of the unknown, caring and protecting for our special needs community has brought an array of challenges and changes. A large factor in caring for...
As the days get warmer and the sun stays out longer, there’s no better way to spend afternoons than playing outdoors! The best way to play outdoors is one that can involve sensory learning as well – at SFCC we are HUGE fans of sensory bins! Sensory...
MILWAUKEE, WI – Bader Philanthropies, Inc. awarded an emergency grant of $20,000 to St. Francis Children’s Center (SFCC) to allow the nonprofit organization to continue to pay staff wages during the Safer at Home Order resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic. While...
A little history about play-dough is that its original use was as a household item to clean surfaces. Luckily, for kids all over the world play-dough found a better use as a nifty and creative play toy. Today the staple toy has been around for over 60...
St. Francis Children’s Center announces our 2019 Leading Lights Awards Banquet on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, from 5:30-8:30pm, in the Grand Hall of the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons. We, along with co-chairs John Florsheim of Weyco Group, Inc. and Scott Wrobbel...
The Family Activity Center at St. Francis Children’s Center is excited to announce its first ever All Abilities Field Day on Saturday, June 29, from 10:00 am to Noon at 6700 N. Port Washington Road in Milwaukee. This event is free and open to the public. “The Family...
St. Francis Children’s Center will celebrate their annual Wine, Beer & Chocolate Tasting event on Saturday, April 13, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at the Sprecher Brewing Company, 701 W. Glendale Ave. All proceeds from the Wine, Beer & Chocolate Tasting will help...
MILWAUKEE, WI – The Greater Milwaukee Foundation awarded a grant of $54,795 to St. Francis Children’s Center (SFCC) to create a new Outdoor Classroom. The Classroom will combine an experience in nature that piques children’s curiosities along with constructive play...
