Facts at a Glance

Since 1890, the Rescue Mission has been reaching out to the poor and needy in Utica, Rome and the Mohawk Valley. The Rescue Mission assists individuals to overcome homelessness, addictions, and disabilities through a life centered on Christ.

 

The organizational Mission Statement is: “The Rescue Mission of Utica is a Christian ministry unconditionally endeavoring to assess and meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of people coming for assistance.”

 

Thanks to the generous support of our community in the past year, God blessed the Rescue Mission by giving us the opportunity to:

 

• Serve 123,368 hot meals to homeless and underprivileged individuals. Over 878 of these meals were distributed on Thanksgiving and 1,100 more on Christmas Day.
• Distribute 189 food boxes to shut-ins and underprivileged families.
• Provided 317 meals through our community meal program which began 7/1/08.
• Provide 41,398 nights of care to men and women residing at the Mission. 18,980 of these nights were in the Enriched Living Center, our mental health residential program.
• Provide 5,308 shelter nights of care to men at our Emergency Shelter.
• Hold over 152 chapel services with over 4,000 total in attendance.
• Helped 15 individuals make faith decisions for Christ.
• Help 128 men and women to self-sufficiency through our discipleship programs.
• Provide academic and job skills training to nearly 138 men & women earning 224 certificates in areas such as computer literacy, business math, reading skills and GED preparation.
• Assist 800 adults a month with financial management in our Representative-Payee Program.
• Distribute nearly 11,000 pieces of donated clothing to over 1,000 individuals in the community, including Mission residents.