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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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$10,000 Liberty Mutual Grant Helps Give Hope

Portland Rescue Mission recently received a $10,000 grant from the Liberty Mutual Foundation to help feed and care for homeless men, women and children in our community. The grant is one of $1 million distributed to non-profit organizations as part of Liberty Mutual Insurance’s 100th anniversary celebration. Liberty Mutual created the “100 Gifts” program to…

88 June 28th, 2012 0
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Jill’s Story of Hope

It took a car crash to save Jill’s life. Jill’s Story of Hope on YouTube   In the aftermath and confusion of the accident, Jill’s heart broke at the cries of her two small boys. Miraculously, no one was seriously hurt. But her addiction could have killed someone. It was a wake-up call Jill desperately…

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Donate Jeans To Help Homeless Men And Women

Help give hope to homeless men and women by donating jeans to Portland Rescue Mission! 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. You can help give hope to a hurting…

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Help Us Win $8,500 To Help People In Need

Help Portland Rescue Mission win a grant from Advantis Credit Union! Portland Rescue Mission is one of 12 finalists for this year’s GROW gifts. Your votes can help us renovate the showers at the Burnside Shelter, providing a much-needed improvement to the service we provide hundreds homeless guests each day. We need you and your…

89 June 26th, 2012 0
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Allen’s Story of Hope

Allen’s family wanted nothing to do with him. Allen’s Story of Hope on YouTube   Allen never knew his father. His mother left him when Allen turned 18. As an adult, Allen left his own wife and kids, lost in his addiction. It’s a legacy of pain that’s all too common in the lives of…

88 June 25th, 2012 0
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