01 Apr ‘Remarkable Woman’ Nominee: Teresa Reeverts
The Mission's Teresa Reeverts is a local finalist for Nextar's Remarkable Woman of the Year honor. Here is the story from WTVO and MyStateline.com....
04 Feb Area’s homeless people face bitter cold
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....
29 Jan Evening for Hope surpassed our goal!
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...
29 Jan Evening for Hope raises $137k for Mission
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: ...
27 Jan Good Day Stateline: Evening for Hope Telethon preview
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....
27 Nov From WTVO: Thanksgiving dinner at the Mission
Here's WTVO / MyStateline.com's report on Wednesday's (non)traditional Thanksgiving feast at the Mission....
25 Nov A Thanksgiving message from Sherry Pitney
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...
25 Nov From WIFR: The Mission’s innovative Thanksgiving meal
Here's a report from WIFR TV about our unusual Thanksgiving Feast today....
24 Nov From WTVO: Mission’s Thanksgiving feast looks different this year
From WTVO and MyStateline.com, here's their report on our plans for a very different Thanksgiving dinner here at the Mission on Wednesday....
29 Oct From WIFR: New federal homeless plan brings optimism
WIFR-TV's Courtney Sisk did an extended interview with the Mission's Marketing & Communications Director, Crystal Cohoon, about a new federal strategy to reduce homelessness. https://www.wifr.com/video/2020/10/29/rockford-rescue-mission-first/...