The Raito Family

The Raito family is immediately striking for both their size, and their poverty. This family of nine lives in a small village in the state of Odisha. The land here is completely undeveloped, and most people make their… Read More

Farewell Faithful Servant

On April 14th Sister Elsy sent me an email advising me of the death of His Excellency Bishop Stephen Athipozhiyil. She wrote “We are at the eve of celebrating the feast of Passover. To love one another is… Read More

The Family of Seena and Sebastian – Sponsored!

This family has now been sponsored. Please check for other families in need of a sponsor on our Sponsor A Family webpage. Have you ever wondered if you might have cancer? Seena has had a cyst on her… Read More

The Kondagorri Family – has been sponsored!

This family has been sponsored! There are more families in need of help. You can find them at https://franciscanfamilyapostolate.org/product-category/families/. Please consider sponsoring of them. Mounika is a young widow with two small children whose husband died during the… Read More

Family of the Month – The Vilpin Family – Sponsored!

This family has been sponsored! There are many more in need. Please check out our Sponsor A Family page to learn about them. You can learn more about sponsorship here . This month we are featuring a family in… Read More

Family of the Month – Matilda & Benedict Spnsored!

This family has been sponsored. You can learn about other families in need of help by following this link. Matilda is a kind married woman with three children. Her husband works but brings home only a meager income…. Read More

Family of the Month – The Nimmala Family – Sponsored!

This family has been sponsored! Thank you!!!! To learn about other families in need, please follow this link. Devi Nimmala suffers from HIV and  lives in a remote village area with her two children, Nandu and Prasanth. Her… Read More

Our Rich History

Let us walk you through the 45 years of Franciscan Family Apostolate. We have seen the best and the worst of times and emerged stronger than ever before! View the video below to get a sneak peek into… Read More

December’s Child- Sponsored!

  Divya has been sponsored. Thank you so much! There are more families in need – please read about them.  Divya is 11 years old and attends sixth grade. If she lived in the USA, she might be looking forward to… Read More

Welcome, Sr. Helen!

We are happy to welcome Sr. Helen Lawrence as the new director of our offices in Alleppey.  We have asked Sr. Helen to introduce herself to you: WITH GRATITUDE With heart full of gratitude to FFA USA for… Read More