Franklin Community Center News

Job opening with our Project Lift program

Join our team and help to make a difference in our community! OVERVIEW: As the Family Outreach Coordinator, you will be coordinating the intake process including recruiting families, registering all applicants, referring participating families to appropriate human service agencies, providing support for families, encouraging parental involvement with Project Lift, and serving as a liaison between…
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Dunkin’ gifts $41k to local non-profits

The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, as part of its national coffee day and “July of Joy” summer grant initiatives, announced Tuesday that $41,000 is being awarded to three Capital Region non-profits. They include the Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med, the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, in Ballston Spa,…
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Those fabulous Beekman Boys!

Our friends at Beekman 1802 are always looking out for ways to spread #kindness. So it wasn’t a total surprise, when our volunteer Jeslyn Bell mentioned to Beekman’s Head of Events Alan Edstrom that our food pantry was in need of soap and personal hygiene items, that the company stepped up and IMMEDIATELY shipped items…
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We are happy to have Rachel McCann join our team at Franklin! Rachel will be working full-time for our Project Lift program as a Family Outreach Coordinator. She moved upstate from Long Island to pursue her degree in Social Work from University at Albany, SUNY and fell in love with #upstatenewyork. She has worked many…
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Maple Avenue School Music Students Practice! Practice! Practice!

Our sincere thanks to the 40 music students at Maple Avenue Middle School who participated in the March practice-a-thon by soliciting donations for practice minutes on their instruments. These young musicians play a variety of band and orchestra instruments including violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, low brass and percussion and spent hours…
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Franklin welcomes new Board members

This month, we are thrilled to include three new members to our board of directors. Joining the board for are Gina Peca, Kristen Corcoran and Jason Lynch.                                                         …
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Franklin Community Center Announces Three Board Members

Franklin Community Center is thrilled to include three new members to its board of directors. “We’re excited to expand our board with members who will bring diverse expertise and insight to our work,” said Kari Cushing, FCC Executive Director. “We have worked diligently to ensure our board and leadership represent a variety of skillsets, knowledge…
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