If you don't have a friend in the world, you can find one here. That sign used to hang outside Rockford Rescue Mission, and it was a big reason I came here for help. I'm a military brat. We bounced around a lot when I...
I was the woman people would look at and say, “She has everything.” Nice home, great Christian family. But I had a secret. I was a victim of sexual abuse between the ages 4 and 8. I carried that secret for 40 years — but...
Rockford Rescue Mission is among the local warming centers available to anyone this winter. Here's a quick story from WREX-TV....
When I went to prison for armed robbery, certain people caught my attention because I knew them from the streets. They had changed. Now they were talking to me about God and about the Bible. “Whatever,” I told them. But to myself, I wondered: I...
Several years ago, I looked around the cheap hotel room where I was living and thought: This is my life? Really? I thought my full story was already written — a rough childhood, a prison term, broken relationships and decades of heavy drinking. I wanted help,...
Everything good happened for me when I walked into Rockford Rescue Mission and made the decision to change my life. I had been in drug addiction for five years, bouncing back and forth between Rockford and Beloit. As long as I had a few dollars to...
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 and tables to replace those worn out by heavy use. It also will pay for art...
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. The Mission is offering postcards outlining the comprehensive help available through its Life Recovery Program. Rockford...
Thanks to our Rockford TV news stations for coverage of our Christmas Banquet on Christmas Eve day. In case you missed these: WTVO/WQRF: WIFR: WREX...
