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Room to Breathe, Room to Heal

In Our Men’s Crisis Center, Hope Shines Even Brighter John Hazlewood will never forget the day he first stepped into the Day Room in the Mission’s Men’s Crisis Center. It

The Importance of a Warm Welcome

There was a time in my life, a very difficult time, when I wondered if I would need to temporarily stay at a shelter. By then, I had already served

You Can Still Watch and Give to ‘An Evening for Hope’

If you missed our 27th annual Evening for Hope Telethon on Jan. 23 — or if you’d like to see it again — you can watch the entire event here

Mission Prepares for 27th Annual Telethon

Here’s a MyStateline.com interview from Good Day Stateline’s Michelle Abraham with the Mission’s Charmel Jacobs as we prepared for our 27th Annual Evening for Hope Telethon.

Local News Coverage of Our Christmas Banquet 2024

Thanks to WREX-TV for this nice coverage of our annual Christmas Banquet!

Telethon’s Focus: The Heart of the Mission

Our 27th annual telethon will be broadcast live on Channel 17 WTVO starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. The two-hour “Evening of Hope” will share inspiring stories about the

Local News Coverage of the Mission’s Thanksgiving Banquet

Charmel Jacobs, the Mission’s Church and Donor Relations Specialist, along with Luke Fredrickson from Midway Village, were interviewed on Fox39 and WTVO-17 about our annual Thanksgiving Banquet and the Mission’s

The Blessings of Generosity

Did you know that generous people also tend to be the happiest people? The Bible says that (in Proverbs 22). Science agrees. People tend to be healthier, happier and live

Anonymous, But Not Unnoticed

One family’s quiet legacy of giving To celebrate our faithful donors, we are featuring this message from a family with a long history of supporting Rockford Rescue Mission. Rockford is

Brandi’s Story

“I can’t wait to be a mother again” “After years of struggling with meth addiction, I was clean for a couple of years. Then I almost died. I had to

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