Many diverse people benefited from the Mission's Emergency Services last year. The Mission serves hot breakfast and dinner to whoever comes to the door. The Market Street Mission provided 2758 nights of emergency shelter to homeless men last year. Under the Homeless Shelter Emergency Program, a man with transient status may stay at the Mission and sleep on the chapel floor for up to four nights. The chapel is under constant supervision for the men's safety and well being.
Men can shower, have their clothes laundered, and enjoy a safe, clean, drug-free environment.
Attendance at chapel services is encouraged but not required. Some of the people referred to the Mission cannot be helped here. The Mission staff gives referrals to detox centers for alcohol and substance abuse, the local emergency room or public health clinic for medical assistance, or to a crisis intervention center for mental health disorders. Women with or without children are referred to the Morris County Shelter, the Salvation Army Women's shelter, the battered women's shelter, Interfaith Council for Homeless Families, or other appropriate agencies. A new program brings in visiting nurses who perform ambulatory physicals every Tuesday afternoon to whoever wishes to receive that service.