Rescue Mission closes largest fundraising campaign as it sees steep increase in need
Posted: 12/10/2021
The Fort Wayne Rescue Mission is closing their largest fundraising project today and they’re able to do more to help the community.
Rescue Mission serves most grab & go Thanksgiving meals ever, over 4,500
Posted: 11/29/2021
Last year, The Rescue Mission served 2,500 meals. This year, they surpassed that number by more than 2,000.
Rescue Mission receives 80 blankets, 200 pairs of socks in time for Thanksgiving
Posted: 11/29/2021
Bob Rohrman Subaru of Fort Wayne is donating blankets and socks for its Subaru Love to Help initiative during National Homeless Youth Awareness Week.
Allen County Superior Court partners with Rescue Mission to raise mental illness awareness
Posted: 11/16/2021
160%. That is how much the Allen County Superior Court estimates mental illness cases in Northeast Indiana have increased since 2015.
Allen County Superior Court Judge Andrew Williams says the increasing correlation between mental illness and homelessness spurred him to establish a relationship between the court and the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission.
Rescue Mission shining light on poverty during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Posted: 11/9/2021
The Rescue Mission is shining a light on poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness in Northeast Indiana during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
Community Connection: The Rescue Mission
Posted: 09/28/2021
Sign up for One Night, a virtual fundraiser and awareness event for The Rescue Mission.
Flattening the slippery slope toward homelessness
Posted: 08/9/2021
I got the call about two months ago. He said he was having a disagreement with his landlord about his rental payments. His records show he paid too much. The landlord said the opposite and refused to show receipts to prove it. So my friend simply stopped paying his rent to get his landlord's attention. In less than a week, he and his family of six were evicted.
Charis House receives $1 million ‘boost’ to help women and children
Posted: 07/23/2021
A “significant boost” of more than $1 million will help Charis House continue to offer real change to the women and children they serve to overcome homelessness.
CONNECT Allen County, one-stop service center, opens on Fort Wayne’s south side
Posted: 05/24/2021
A new one-stop center for those seeking services like counseling, healthcare and family support celebrated their grand opening on the south side of Fort Wayne Tuesday morning.
Conversations with Melissa Montana
Posted: 04/13/2021
Today, Melissa Montana is joined by Blake Douglas, Director of Marketing & Communications with the Rescue Mission, to talk about their upcoming Spring Gala happening on May 7th.
The Rescue Mission program graduate finds success helping others
Posted: 03/4/2021
The Rescue Mission has been around for more than 117 years. Thousands of people walk through its doors. But it wasn’t until recently that one of them started working at the Mission.
Dave Ward entered The Rescue Mission in 2015. He’s now a recovered drug addict. In 2019, he took on a role that he said was a message from the Lord.
The Rescue Mission counts the homeless at this ‘Point-in-Time’
Posted: 01/29/2021
Every January, cities around the country set one day aside to count the number of people experiencing homelessness in their communities. It's a day The Rescue Mission feels is very important.