Elaine walked to the Mission, exhausted. She looked forward to a warm meal in an encouraging environment, even if it only gave her relief from the street for an hour or so. As she settled into her seat to wait to go to the dining room, a young woman approached her. “Would you like to…
Read MoreGive hope and help support local families! Visit one of the 10 participating Portland-area Elmer’s restaurants before November 27th to “Add A Meal”. For just $1.88, Portland Rescue Mission can provide a meal to a hungry man, woman or child. Elmer’s is matching the first 5,000 meals donated at the restaurant! 2,643 meals have been provided…
Read MoreChris stumbled through life, crippled by addiction to alcohol. He wanted a better life, to be a good father. Today, Chris is a long way from the desperate life they once knew. He’s healing from the past and well on his way to a stable, healthy life. Read about Chris in our November newsletter (PDF)…
Read MoreChris has always loved movies — the escape they brought him from the reality of anger and abuse at home. Chris’ Story of Hope (Quicktime Version) But as an adult, Chris was far from the movie hero he wanted to be. Addiction destroyed any bit of happiness — his marriage, his ability to be a…
Read MoreThe nights have turned cold here in the northwest. To help care for our homeless guests, we’ve expand our capacity at the Burnside Shelter from 50 to around 130 beds and mats as of November 1st. To those who don’t have shelter, we regularly hand out blankets to provide what warmth we can. You can…
Read MoreFor most of the men, women and children in our residential recovery program, the holidays don’t hold happy memories. Many do not have the finances to purchase Christmas gifts for the people they love.With your help, this Christmas will be different. They’ll know someone remembers them and cares.You can help by providing a gift from…
Read MoreExecutive Director Eric Bauer answers common questions about Portland’s homeless population on Comcast’s “Newsmakers” video segment. Who are Portland’s homeless? Why are they homeless? What can we do to end homelessness? Watch the video embedded below or at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO6-vhGyzt0
Read MoreKOIN Local 6, Sysco and area businesses are providing homeless men and women with a “Meal To Remember” this Thursday, October 20th. You can help give hope! KOIN is collecting blankets, coats, hats, gloves and scarves at Portland Rescue Mission’s Burnside Shelter (111 W. Burnside, Portland). Look for the KOIN Local 6 truck parked in…
Read MoreLast month, seven men marked important milestones in our New Life recovery program. Philip, Mark, Paul, Michael, Chris, Jason and Ron have completed 12 to 18 months of intensive addiction recovery, counseling, spiritual renewal and education. All of these men came to us hurting and broken. Most never thought their lives would amount to much ever…
Read MorePortland Rescue Mission provides over 236,000 hot, nutritious meals to hungry men, women and children every year. Thanks to the generous support of a variety of foundation grants, the kitchen of our Burnside Shelter has been renovated to help us further improve our meal service. We have been able to increase our capacity to serve…
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