Inspired by the lives of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi, FrancisCorps volunteers do not simply do a “year of service” but instead participate in an experience of Gospel living, the foundation of which is the volunteers’ relationship with God.

Every year, FrancisCorps invites applicants to fill up to a dozen volunteer positions in Central New York for the year. Volunteers serve in soup kitchens, nursing homes, and social services agencies while living in community with one another. The service to those in need, intentional Christian community and shared life of prayer experienced over the year flows from a desire to strengthen this foundation and to see God’s presence in all people and all things.