Organization: BAY AREA RESCUE MISSION
Mission: TO MEET THE PHYSICAL NEEDS OF THE POOR AND NEEDY AND TO SHARE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
Activities: SEE DESCRIPTION ON SCHEDULE OFOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM:THE BAY AREA RESCUE MISSION PROVIDES SHELTER FOR APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MEN 25,000 WOMEN AND 10,000 CHILDREN. THE COMBINED TOTAL REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 BED NIGHTS OF SHELTER PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM SERVES MEALS TO THE RESIDENT HOMELESS, NON-RESIDENT HOMELESS AND NEAR-HOMELESS GUESTS. APPROXIMATELY 700,000 MEALS WERE PROVIDED DURING THE YEAR.LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: EDUCATION, JOB SKILLS TRAINING, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, FAMILY RECONCILIATION, ASSISTANCE WITH OVERCOMING FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ISSUES, TRANSITIONAL LIVING, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, SPIRITUAL PROGRAMS AND COUNSELING. THESE SERVICES MEET THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS BY EDUCATING AND EQUIPPING THEM THROUGH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST SO THEY RE-ENTER SOCIETY AS CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS.
SEE DESCRIPTION ON SCHEDULE OCOMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM:THE BAY AREA RESCUE MISSION DISTRIBUTES FOOD, CLOTHING, FURNITURE AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO ALL WHO HAVE NEED IN OUR SHELTERS AND IN THE COMMUNITY. DISTRIBUTIONS GO TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS,FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND RESIDENTS. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS SEVERAL SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN AUGUST/SEPTEMBER (BACK TO SCHOOL), NOVEMBER (THANKSGIVING OUTREACH) AND DECEMBER (CHRISTMAS OUTREACH) TO PROVIDE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS MANY WOULD GO WITHOUT SCHOOL SUPPLIES, A THANKSGIVING DINNER AND GIFTS AT CHRISTMAS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO EDUCATES THE LARGER COMMUNITY ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO PARTNER WITH THE ORGANIZATION TO HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE.
NTEE category: Housing & Shelter
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition