26 Dec 2019 Christmas Banquet: Local news coverage
Thanks to our Rockford TV news stations for coverage of our Christmas Banquet on Christmas Eve day. In case you missed these: WTVO/WQRF: WIFR: WREX...
11 Dec Unique Christmas sweaters at Thrift Store
WTVO/WQRF news took a fun look at our Unique Christmas Sweater Contest at Thrift Store. We have some doozies! ...
29 Nov TV coverage of 2019 Thanksgiving Feast
Our 2019 Thanksgiving Feast received great coverage from our local TV stations -- including stories of some of our guests and volunteers. WIFR story WTVO/WQRF story WREX story...
07 Nov OSF Healthcare donates winter boots
Thanks to OSF Healthcare, we were able to provide more than 1oo pairs of new boots to our guests here at the Mission. Here's a video story from WIFR-TV. ...
02 Jul ‘Experience is the best teacher’
Read this Rockford Register Star story by Chris Green about the role the Mission played in the life of Tretara Flowers. "She works closely with violent offenders or at-risk violent offenders returning to Rockford after incarceration. As her job description suggests, she helps men and...
01 Jul TV news coverage: Workforce training program
Check out the MyStateline.com news story about our new program to train people for our local manufacturing workforce. It's a fantastic partnership partnership among the Mission, The Workforce Connection and Rock Valley College. ...
24 Jun Restoration Cafe celebration on MyStateline.com
Check out the WTVO-WQRF news report about Restoration Cafe's 10th anniversary celebration Friday, June 21: https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/rockford-coffee-shop-marks-10-years-of-helping-the-homeless-needy/ ...
03 Jun Honoring John Stuckmann at his retirement
Thanks to WREX TV for this story about the Mission's John Stuckmann, who is retiring after 38 years of service....
14 Apr There’s hope for those afflicted by addiction
See Executive Director Sherry Pitney's guest column in the Rockford Register Star, in light of the recent news that Winnebago County suffered a record number of overdose deaths last year....
15 Mar WIFR-TV reports on our Remade store
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Store-offers-opportunity-for-Rockford-people-recovering-from-addiction-507166981.html ...