“We Are Making A Difference”—Serving Less-Fortunate Individuals and Families, In and Around Saratoga, for Over 30 Years!

Franklin Community Center, is a non-profit human service agency located at 10 Franklin Street in Saratoga Springs, New York.  Our unique, grass-roots and non-bureaucratic approach has been empowering others in our area for over three decades by offering advocacy, basic necessities and services in an effort to promote healthy lifestyles and positive changes.

What’s Happening??   

PROJECT LIFT IS HIRING:  We are looking to fill the part-time role of Prevention Educator with Project Lift. Click here for detailed information on Saratoga.org.

FRANKLIN’S GUEST BARTENDER EVENING:  Join us on Tuesday, August 21st at Bailey’s Cafe of Saratoga for our 4th Annual Guest Bartender Evening. Bartenders go on at 6:30 pm and drink auction will go off at 8:00 pm. We have more and more fun each year! Click here for our Facebook event for more information.

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE: We have begun collecting new school supplies to be given out to local children later this summer. To view our wish list please click here.

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS/WISH LIST:  Items needed (listed in order of need) fresh meat, canned tuna/chicken, milk, eggs, cheese, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, peanut butter and jelly, hearty soups & stews, cereal/oatmeal, beans dry and canned, pork n’ beans… View full list  >

FREE PRODUCE DAYS ARE BACK!!!

We would like to thank Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region for their generous $3,800 donation to purchase snacks & supplies for our after school program, Project Lift.  To learn more about the organization please click on their logo below.

Franklin was asked to participate in the Charity Defense Council’s I’M OVERHEAD campaign. Julie is amazing…and she is overhead.

Hannaford Supermarkets donated $10,000 to support Franklin’s after school prevention program, Project Lift.

Pictured above: Jim Hamilton, Hannaford’s Vice President of Retail Operations, and Jaime Williams, Franklin’s Associate Director

ATTENTION:  We are looking looking for local businesses to conduct monthly food drives.  If you are interested please email Julie – Julie@franklincommunitycenter.org

Looking to donate your gently-used, in-season clothing but can’t make our donation day on Tuesdays?  On the first Saturday of each month, all Cudney’s locations in Saratoga and Wilton will feature bins where they will accept clothing on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  So, if weekday drop-offs don’t work for you, mark your calendars for the first Saturday of the month, and FCC and Cudney’s will make sure your items get to our “free store” at 101 Washington Street, which is open to the public for “shopping” weekly.  Keep it local!  Click here for a list of locations. 

Need assistance? Looking to give a donation or volunteer?

Contact Franklin Community Center today at (518) 587-9826 or info@franklincommunitycenter.org. We look forward to hearing from you!