Portland Rescue Mission Names Erin Holcomb Executive Director

The Portland Rescue Mission Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Erin Holcomb as Executive Director, effective today, November 11, 2026.

Meeting the Moment

Erin joined PRM in 2006 because she is passionate about supporting the mission’s commitment to transforming the lives of neighbors in need who are experiencing homelessness and addiction. Erin knows this ministry from the ground up, from serving our guests and program participants to representing PRM as a spokesperson and bringing community partners together around a shared mission. Her specialty in people and culture has shaped a workplace where staff and volunteers feel called, equipped, and cared for.

In 2024, Erin was named PRM’s Interim Executive Director. During this season, God has been faithful and our community partnered with us to serve 19% more neighbors in need and nearly doubling its Mobile Outreach Ministry to 2,000 face-to-face connections a month. It's PRM's growing community of 2,143 volunteers together with 96 church partners that make this work possible. Lives are being transformed for the long term with 86% percent of New Life Recovery graduates in the past five years remaining housed and free from addiction. Along the way, PRM earned back-to-back Top Workplace honors from The Oregonian, and Erin was recognized as one of three outstanding leaders in the region.

Hope Never Stops

PRM’s roots began on Burnside Street and as the needs of our community shifted, so has the mission. Today the need reaches far beyond Old Town. Our neighbors in need are struggling with homelessness and addiction in communities across the metro area where help is hard to find. In the years ahead, under Erin’s leadership, we anticipate that PRM will go where the need is greatest, meeting people where they are and bringing hope to places that have too often been overlooked. We can’t do this alone. Our giving partners, church community, and expansive volunteer network are the heart of this ministry, and together we will reach further than any of us could on our own. PRM’s focus is on lasting outcomes, and together we will walk with each neighbor from crisis to stability, through recovery, and into a life of transformation.

While serving at PRM, Erin has been actively involved with other nonprofits, churches, and civic groups with the common goal of caring for neighbors in need. A lifelong Portlander, Erin and her husband are raising three children and are active members of The Well Community Church.

Please join the Board and Leadership Team in congratulating Erin and in praying for her and for the neighbors we will serve together in the years ahead.

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With gratitude, 
Sandra Yager, 
Chair, Board of Directors
Portland Rescue Mission
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