It seems like I fell out of the sky and landed in the safety net that is Rockford Rescue Mission. I’m from Rockford, but I got a commercial driver’s license and moved to Florida in 2004 to be a truck driver. I lost my CDL during...
Thanks to WIFR-TV for this significant story about what homeless people face as the weather turns deadly cold. We at the Mission are so glad to be able to offer help....
Dear Friends: Each year before our Evening for Hope telethon, we set a funding goal. This year, after much prayer, we set a target of $115,000. Given that everything is so uncertain right now during COVID and in our fragile economy, this represented a huge step...
Our 23rd annual Evening for Hope telethon surpassed our goal and raised $137,819.32 (updated figure) for the Mission. THANK YOU to all who gave! You can watch the WTVO recording of the telethon here: ...
From Good Day Stateline: Here's a preview of Thursday's Evening for Hope Telethon, including an interview with Jesse, one of our Men's Life Recovery residents....
Here's WTVO / MyStateline.com's report on Wednesday's (non)traditional Thanksgiving feast at the Mission....
In all circumstances, give thanks To say the least, 2020 has been a challenging year here at the Mission, with periodic quarantines, temporary closures of our Thrift Store and Nettie’s Mercantile, and several of our staff and guests experiencing COVID-19. Today, we are serving our annual community...
Here's a report from WIFR TV about our unusual Thanksgiving Feast today....
From WTVO and MyStateline.com, here's their report on our plans for a very different Thanksgiving dinner here at the Mission on Wednesday....
At times during the pandemic, volunteers could not work at the Mission. In order to keep serving three meals a day to our residents, guests and community, our Life Recovery residents heroically rose to the occasion. Bobbie / Women’s Life Recovery resident ‘We can do this. We’ve got...
