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
WIFR-TV news spoke with the Mission’s Andre Hobbs about seeking solutions to Rockford’s violent crime. Here’s the story.
A generous grant from the Kjellstrom Family Foundation will help Rockford Rescue Mission residents heal through art and music therapy. The grant of $5,471 will fund new Art Room chairs
As the number of drug overdose deaths continues to break records in Winnebago County, Rockford Rescue Mission is asking for the community’s partnership in directing people to its life-changing services.
Extreme weather, coupled with a federal court decision lifting a ban on panhandling, has sent an increasing number of people to Rockford intersections soliciting donations. Rockford Rescue Mission has created
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.
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