The 4th edition of “Mondays at the Mission” brings you Dave Whiting, the Operations Manager at our Burnside Shelter downtown. Watch Dave as he talks about just a few of the services we offer downtown and invites anyone to come take a tour of our facility to see exactly how we serve Portland’s most vulnerable…
Read MoreIn the third episode of our new series, “Mondays at the Mission,” Executive Director Eric Bauer talks about (and shows!) the upcoming program for homeless women, called “Connect,” downtown at our Burnside Shelter. Watch the video here. If you are interested in volunteering to serve homeless women, don’t hesitate – check out our volunteer page at…
Read MoreIn the second episode of our brand-new series, “Mondays at the Mission,” Corbin Gronvold from George Fox University talks about how he and a group of fellow students are volunteering downtown at our Burnside Shelter. Watch the video here. Like Corbin says, if you are interested in volunteering, don’t hesitate – check out our volunteer…
Read MoreWelcome to the first episode of Mondays at the Mission, our brand-new insider access to the stories, people and events happening right here at Portland Rescue Mission! To kick things off this week, we have a quick behind-the-scenes video with Gina, one of the three graduates from last Friday’s New Life Ministry graduation at Shepherd’s Door,…
Read MoreChristmas 2013 was a very special time for the residents and guests that we serve. Thanks to your support, we were able to provide them with good food, a warm place to stay, and Christmas presents for many. At our Burnside Shelter, one very generous donor provided us with food to serve a special prime…
Read MoreChristmas can be an especially hard time for many of our residents at The Harbor as well as Shepherd’s Door, our women’s addiction recovery ministry. Memories of sad, painful experiences are magnified during this season when our society celebrates a special time of joy, peace, and love. Growing up, Tiffany has fond memories of Christmas…
Read MoreThanksgiving was a busy and awesome time this year at the Mission! To start things off, we served Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday evening to over 500 homeless guests! Huge thanks to Mosaic Church for helping us pull off this big event – they provided 70 volunteers to help serve dinner and interact with the guests…
Read MoreA couple weeks ago, a group of women from Shepherd’s Door, our life recovery ministry for women and children, were invited to spend time with residents at The Springs Assisted Living facility in Wilsonville. The moment our ladies walked in the door, they were greeted by a beautiful room set for tea – and a…
Read MoreAfter sixteen months, Kelly and her children are back together, eager to start rebuilding their lives. Kelly’s wide smile reflected her joy as she spoke of finally regaining custody of her children, “I went to court a few weeks back and found out that I’ve been given custody back of my children.” Kelly’s story of…
Read MoreOur new Annual Report reveals the incredible life change that happens through compassionate support of friends like you. Dozens of men and women now once suffering from homelessness and addiction now live joy-filled lives because of our New Life Recovery Ministry at the Mission. Their “journey home” is not complete, but they now are on…
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