At any given time, we house up to 40 women and 25 children in our Shepherd’s Door location. Part of our New Life Ministries, Shepherd’s Door provides a safe place for women to recover from addictions, develop life skills and restore healthy relationships. It’s always a moment of great celebration when participants graduate from the…
Read MoreWith Christmas right around the corner, we’re looking for more volunteers! From serving dinner to supervising holiday crafts or serving hot drinks to men, women and children at our sites, we have many opportunities for volunteers, families or groups! But first, what is volunteering at the mission really like? We asked a few of our…
Read MoreFor many families, Thanksgiving is the final stop before the holidays begin. After the last crumb of pumpkin pie is scraped up, and the turkey cools, Christmas lights start popping up across the neighborhood. The smell of pine needles and cinnamon materializes. Radio stations begin crooning carols, if they haven’t already. The holiday season…
Read MoreIf you walk down the hallways at The Harbor or Shepherd’s Door, sites for the new life recovery program through Portland Rescue Mission, you might see lanterns filled up with little slips of paper, resting on countertops. These are home to what program staff and residents call “Glimmers,” notes of encouragement and praise. A “Glimmer”…
Read MoreThe new roof is…complete! With stormy weather already upon us, we’re so excited to announce that the project to replace the roof of the Burnside Shelter is officially finished. Beginning with a peer-to-peer fundraising initiative and culminating in a rooftop celebratory dinner at the beautiful Ecotrust building, we at Portland Rescue Mission have been blown…
Read MoreWe know Last week was Halloween and the leaves are as beautiful as ever but, believe it or not, Christmas is 7 weeks away! The holidays are some of the busiest and most joyful times here at Portland Rescue Mission. Did you know that 54% of our annual support comes in at this time? Donations…
Read MoreWow the crowd at your Thanksgiving Gathering or Christmas Party with professional holiday catering by Mission Bar-B-Que! Bar-B-Que at for Thanksgiving? Ribs for Christmas? Yes! Skip the hours of work of preparing a turkey and all the hassle of clean up. Instead, relax with your family and let Mission Bar-B-Que provide mouth-watering pork, chicken or…
Read MoreThousands of people in need are helped in their time of need thanks to the outpouring of community support! Our special thanks go to: [column] [/column] [column] Kuni Lexus of Portland Sponsored a celebratory dinner for our “Raise the Roof” campaign to replace the roof of the Burnside Shelter. [/column] [column] [/column] [column] New Seasons…
Read MoreFor people living outside, Portland’s cold, wet winter weather is more than a discomfort. Rain and frigid temperatures bring sickness, exhaustion, loneliness and desperation. You can ease their struggle and offer hope! Donate gently used winter clothing for men, women or children: Coats Hats Gloves Scarves Sweatshirts (especially hooded ones) Jeans Underwear Socks Bring…
Read MoreRunning is hard. Addiction recovery is even harder. For some of the men and women in Portland Rescue Mission’s addiction recovery programs, the challenge of running and addiction recovery go hand-in-hand. Three mornings a week, weary-eyed residents at The Harbor (for men) and Shepherd’s Door (for women) lace up their running shoes in…
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