About Us

History

St. Francis Neighborhood Center is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), community based organization in the Reservoir Hill area of Baltimore. Founded in 1963 as an outreach center for two local churches, the Center was incorporated in 1972 as a neighborhood nonprofit corporation, independent of any church affiliation. Since its inception, the Center has served as a hub for community life for residents to meet, discuss, and to improve the quality of individual and communal life in Reservoir Hill, a Baltimore neighborhood that has dropped off the radar of everyone outside its borders.

This historic neighborhood is full of both beauty and decay, while its streets are rife with divisions, violence, drugs, poverty, and poor sanitation. St. Francis Neighborhood Center has been the only enduring institution to serve this large and diverse community since the riots of 1968. Due to its unwavering dedication, the Center has become an iconic presence within the Reservoir Hill community.