The Society of Franciscan Brothers have come to the new millennium with a century of service in Mumbai. The society was founded in 1901 in Mandapeshwar, in Eksar village, then, in the Northwest corner of Mumbai city. The Society was established to look after and educate the orphans in Mumbai and the surrounding areas. A formal Orphanage and a School was established in 1908. The Congregation has now 67 centres in India, running Orphanages, Schools, Technical Education Centres, Informal Technical Education Centres for School dropouts, Leprosy Centres, Agricultural Training Farms, Youth Centres, Clinics, Dispensaries, Hospitals etc. The main focus in all these activities are oriented around the orphans, the poor, and the lower middle class without any other distinctions whatsoever. They have spread into South America, Sri Lanka, Germany, Switzerland, & Italy for similar type of work with Mumbai as the Headquarters. All the above organizations are registered under the relevant laws of the state as Trusts / Public Societies.

St. Francis Institutions

Name St.Francis Orphanage Phone + 91 22 28953696 Email  -- Website  -- Name St.Francis D’assisi High School & Jr. College Phone + 91 22 28931558 (HS) Email sfdassisi@sfdassisi.com Website www.sfdassisi.com Name St.Francis Industrial Training Institute (SFITI) Phone + 91 22 28931323 T/Fax:28951079 Email  -- Website  -- Name St.Francis Institute of Art & Design (SFIAD) Upasana Kalavidyalaya (For Scholl Dropout Slum Youths) Phone + 91 22 28936302 Email sfiad@yahoo.co.in Website  -- Name St.Francis Institute of Management and Research.(SFIMAR) Phone + 91 22 -2891 7089/2895 8403. Email info@sfimar.org Website www.sfimar.org Name St.Francis ICSE School Phone + 91 22 65019800 Email stfrancisicse@rediffmail.com Website  -- Other Services Automobile :           28951206, 28934325 Printing:                  28951226, 28934203 Trade Test Centre: 28956038 Carpentry:               28930891 Computer:               28954831 Electrical:                28930766