Portland Rescue Mission recently received a gracious invitation to partner with the National Education Association (NEA) at the annual NEA Conference on Higher Education held in Portland this year. Keeping with the conference theme of “Common Good”, organizers held a silent auction with all proceeds given to Portland Rescue Mission — enough to provide over 400 meals…
Read MoreHomelessness and addiction end! Six women recently completed the New Life Recovery Ministry at Shepherd’s Door, the women and children’s ministry of Portland Rescue Mission. Over the last 12 to 18 months, Mary, Linda, Donnalisa, Kristie, Lauren and Kelly have experienced a total life recovery. Through counseling, they’ve courageously begun to heal from trauma and…
Read MoreAs a troubled teen whose parents were divorcing, Ryan didn’t know how to deal with the emotional turmoil around him. Drugs seemed like an escape, but trapped him in devastating alcohol and drug addiction for years. Ryan’s Story of Hope on YouTube Thanks to compassionate friends like you, Portland Rescue Mission offered Ryan a…
Read MoreFrancis needed help finding housing. The Portland Rescue Mission LINK program helped him stop the downward spiral to homelessness and its challenges. Francis’ Story of Hope on YouTube Through our LINK program, homeless men who are sober and drug-free can have an extended stay at our Burnside Shelter while they look for work and…
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…
Read MoreFrom Yahoo News: Photographer Chris Arnade has been following the stories of addicts in Hunts Point neighborhood, the poorest in all of New York City, for several years. Of this compelling documentary project, he says, “What I am hoping to do, by allowing my subjects to share their dreams and burdens with the viewer and…
Read MorePortland Rescue Mission says a huge “thank you” to EPIC Imaging, a local diagnostic imaging facility giving back to our community. For the second year in a row, employees of EPIC Imaging treated the women and children of Shepherd’s Door to a beautiful Valentine’s Day dinner. Tim Lang, Director of Ancillary Services, organized the dinner.…
Read MoreWinter is hard on the many men, women and children who live on the streets here in Portland. Portland Rescue Mission supplies many of the needs that homeless people are not able to provide for themselves. We are in constant need of coats, hats, socks and gloves to keep the cold and rain at bay.…
Read MorePortland Rescue Mission welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors. Howard Turner is the founder and owner of Hamilton Wholesale, a Vancouver, Washington-based company that brokers printing supplies to businesses across the United States. Turner has been involved in reaching out to homeless men and women since the early 1980s when he regularly…
Read MoreFrom OregonLive.com: Hundreds of volunteers are hitting streets throughout the metro area this week in an effort to count how many families and individuals are homeless. The “point-in-time” count, conducted every other year, ensures continued eligibility for state and federal funding and helps area governments and social services agencies plan how to meet ongoing needs…
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