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Week of Compassion Offers Variety of Opportunities Want to be a big part of changing lives at Rockford Rescue Mission—and maybe even in your own neighborhood? Join us for our

WREX-TV did a wonderful story about the Mission’s Remade class, focusing on one of our Life Recover residents, Cathy.

Here’s a nice story from WREX-TV news, about Nettie’s Mercantile and our participation in this weekend’s Vintage Shop Hop.

Northwest Quarterly magazine recently featured Rockford Rescue Mission’s Life Recovery Program. Read the story by Assistant Managing Editor Jermaine Pigee.

Save the Date! Our annual Evening for Hope Telethon is 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 on WTVO and Facebook Live. See how your gifts restore HOPE and

Rockford Rescue Mission is among the local warming centers available to anyone this winter. Here’s a quick story from WREX-TV.

Rockford Rescue Mission is collecting winter coats, hats, scarves and gloves to give to people who need them — with a special need for larger-size coats. Here’s a news story

Here’s some local news coverage of our Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Banquet. From MyStateline.com: The Mission prepares for our annual Thanksgiving Banquet. From WREX-TV: Scenes and interviews from the Thanksgiving Banquet.

Singer-songwriter Amy Grant’s farm in Franklin, Tenn., has become a place of healing. The Hidden Trace Retreat provides a place where women feel God’s presence and the freedom to share