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Give a Meal, Get a Meal with Papa John’s Pizza!

Donate $25 to Portland Rescue Mission and get a FREE large 1-topping pizza from Papa John’s!* Help end homelessness and hunger right here in our community. Your special holiday gift to Portland Rescue Mission will help provide meals and care to a man, woman or child in need. For every $25 you donate to Portland…

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Employment Opportunities at Portland Rescue Mission

Looking for a job? Join our team of passionate staff as we work to provide emergency care and long-term recovery for homeless men, women and children in the Portland, Oregon area. We’re currently hiring for the following positions. (See full descriptions here.) Shift Ministry Support Member – Shepherd’s Door Men’s Recovery & Training Chaplain – Burnside Shelter…

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Tune In And Help GIVE HOPE – KOIN Local 6

Help feed and care for hurting people this Thanksgiving and Christmas with the KOIN Local 6 “GIVE HOPE” telethon! Watch KOIN Local 6 on Friday, November 9th for coverage throughout the day and our special presentation from 7:30-8:00 PM. You’ll see inspiring stories from men, women and children escaping the devastating effects of homelessness, addiction,…

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RSVP Today for the “Journey of Hope” Celebration Banquet!

Save your place at the 2012 “Journey of Hope” Celebration Banquet! Tuesday, October 23 – 7:00 PM Portland Hilton, 921 Southwest 6th Avenue RSVP TODAY! http://www.PortlandRescueMission.org/banquet 503-906-7777, banquet@pdxmission.org Meet the men, women and children whose lives are set free from homelessness, addiction, hunger and abuse. Be inspired by tremendous stories of life change brought about…

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Next Step Renovation Doubles Capacity

Work began in August for an extensive renovation of Next Step, our men’s addiction recovery site in northeast Portland. The expansion will double our capacity, leaving more space for emergency care (meals, shelter, relationship-building) with homeless men and women at the Burnside Shelter downtown. The project is made possible by a $700,000 grant from the…

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Fitness and Play for Homeless Kids

A new children’s fitness center at Portland Rescue Mission helps improve the health of homeless children. Homeless kids often end up falling behind in many ways. Their constant struggle to cope with fear and instability can mean that physical, emotional and social skills develop more slowly. Inside the safe, healing environment of Shepherd’s Door, our…

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Car Donation Is A Win-Win-Win

Laura and her husband wrote on their own blog recently about their decision to donate their car to Portland Rescue Mission: After almost a year of sitting out on our front patio, the Passat that bought from the lot of used cars near Denver is finally gone. I set up the transfer yesterday morning, and the…

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1,000 Pounds of Jeans!

Generous clothing donations by the community made our July Jean Drive a great success! In addition to daily meals, shelter and other care, Portland Rescue Mission provides clothing items to homeless men and women free of charge. Jeans are always one of our most requested items. Community organizations helped us re-stock our supply of jeans…

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Advantis Awards $8,500 For Shower Renovation

GROW, The Advantis Community Fund, is providing seven local non-profits with funding for projects that will make a difference in our local communities. Advantis will provide over $50,000 in total to fund these deserving projects in 2012. Thanks to the support of community votes, Portland Rescue Mission is one of the winners of this year’s…

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Allen and Jill – July 2012 “Rescue Portland” Newsletter

Allen never knew his father. His mother walked out when Allen turned 18. As an adult, Allen walked out on his own wife and kids. It’s the type of relational brokenness that’s all too common in the lives of men and women who come to us for help. Thanks to friends like you, Allen’s story…

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