It was while in our Life Recovery Program that John began to understand the root cause of the anxiety and depression he’d struggled with for years – and that had consumed most of his adult life… “My parents fighting… hearing the screaming at night… never knowing...
ROCKFORD — Eight months ago, Nick Johnson put down the drugs and picked the guitar back up. He went from being homeless — a product of his drug abuse, he said — to moving into Rockford Rescue Mission, a 24/7 recovery and rehab facility located at...
The youngest of 11 siblings, Shirley’s life was empty of the acceptance and affirmation children need to grow up self-confident and strong. As a teenager, “I went looking for love in all the wrong places,” she says. It was a futile search resulting in a cycle...
Paul was kicked out of school, partied too much, and had trouble with the law. He had tried other treatment programs, but believed the Mission’s faith-based approach might be different. “The Mission helped me tremendously as far as pointing me in the right direction. I’m a...
Paul was a talented hockey player and the apple of his father’s eye. But when he was injured and no longer a “star,” his dad lost interest in him. Heartbroken by his father’s rejection, he fell in with the wrong crowd. “I started partying, smoking weed and...
“My mom left home when I was 10 years old,” Glenda shares. “And my father never really cared for me.” So she bounced around from place to place… staying with friends or relatives… never having a place to call home or feeling she was part...
ROCKFORD - You can put the farm girl in the City of Rockford, but you can't take the farm out of the girl. "I grew up in the country by Davis Junction hence 'Urban Farmgirl'," said Mary Gulbranston about the name of her boutique store on...
Diane was in her early 20s when she lost three precious loved ones. Her grandfather, brother and fiancé passed away within a year of one another. “I didn’t have the resources whatsoever to cope,” she says. So she did the only thing she knew how. Following...
The Rockford Rescue Mission opened the doors to it's new remade store today. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the opening today. The store will sell anything from unique art to furniture and even home decor items. The employees of the store are all a part...
ROCKFORD - A new business opens up in downtown Rockford. Remade held a grand opening and ribbon cutting Friday morning. Remade is part of the Rockford Rescue Mission. The shop takes donated items and local artists transforms them into pieces of art. "A lot of labor, a...
