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/...
A statement from Sherry Pitney, Rockford Rescue Mission CEO: Homelessness has been increasing nationally over the past few years, and we have experienced it here at the Mission. During COVID-19, we have had to reduce the number of Crisis Center beds available in order to protect...
Reporter Erin Chapman of WREX-TV reports the story of our Life Recovery resident Lisa Clement, who lived outside for four years. The story highlights the Mission's preparations for a challenging winter as the COVID-19 pandemic continues....
Meet Jenae. She is 29 years old and first came to Rockford about six years ago when she was fleeing domestic violence. “I had been with him for five years,” she says. “It finally came to the point I was scared for my life. He broke...
