Want to be a big part of changing lives at Rockford Rescue Mission—and maybe even in your own neighborhood? Join us for our Week of Compassion, July 25-29. Each day features a different way you can impact someone’s life. “We have such a compassionate, giving community,”...
In this news story from MyStateline.com, Rockford City Council members and Rockford Rescue Mission discuss the problem of panhandling at busy intersections — and a better alternative....
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...
