The Rescue Mission has three emergency shelters and a respite care unit committed to offering safe shelter to those who are homeless.
- Family Shelter
- Single Women’s Shelter
- Single Men’s Shelter
- Respite Care Shelter
The shelters offer a safe…
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See what a typical day consists of for a child staying at the Women and Children’s Center.
Click here to see a sample schedule for a child staying at the shelter.
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The Rescue Mission’s Residential Recovery Program for men and women is about intentional change for those in bondage to addiction and a lifestyle of self-abuse. Alcoholics and addicts who have lost everything, or who have run out of options and have…
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A mound of clay transformed into something beautiful or useful is a metaphor for what happens in our lives when we are willing to place our will in the context of the Creator’s will. At the Rescue Mission we believe that every person possesses…
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If you would like to donate art supplies, they can be dropped off at the Rescue Mission lobby in the main building any day between 7am — 9pm. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Leslie Littlefield, Volunteer Coordinator, at…
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Mending Wings Learning Center is an important part of our recovery program. Each participant is assessed for aptitude and ability, and given an individualized learning plan. Staff and volunteers assist with teaching courses, and with tutoring…
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At Mending Wings, we conduct a range of classes in recovery topics and self-improvement. We have a library of donated books including reference materials, text books, bibles, spiritual/meditational guides and books about recovery. It’s also a nice…
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A plate of good food, served in the name of Christ, with a joyful heart, can be the first step towards healing, recovery and wholeness.
Thank you to the many volunteers who served at the Thanksgiving Day Feast – we had 1,052 adults and 50 children…
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A major addition to healthcare for the homeless in Southwest Virginia came when The Rescue Mission Free Clinic for the Homeless opened July 1, 2002, providing on-site free healthcare to the area’s homeless providing primary healthcare, referrals,…
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The clinics operates under the direction of a volunteer medical director and a managing staff nurse who are assisted by a part-time nurse practitioner, a medication coordinator, a medical case manager and a host of volunteer healthcare professionals…
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The Rescue Mission Free Clinic began in 2002 in the basement of the main Mission building. Last year, with a budget of under $200,000, the Rescue Mission Free Clinic for the Homeless provided medical services for homeless men, women and children…
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Medication Assistance is provided to homeless, jobless, uninsured individuals through the Rescue Mission Free Clinic for the Homeless. Medication and medication management are provided at no charge to homeless patients. In 2008, 6,387 prescriptions…
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The Rescue Mission is proud to partner with The Virginia Health Care Foundation who is a public-private partnership dedicated to increasing access to care for uninsured Virginians and those in underserved areas and The Carilion Foundation, and Lewis…
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The Rescue Mission Case Management Team offers a wide variety of services to benefit guests at the Rescue Mission. Every recovery program participant, family shelter guest, men’s shelter guest, women’s shelter guest and respite guest is offered the…
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Case managers work with local agencies such as
- Housing Authority
- Social Security Administration
- Food Stamp Program
- C.H.I.P. (Child Health Investment Partnership)
- Veterans Affairs
- DMV
- Virginia Employment Commission
- Blue Ridge Behavioral…
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The Rescue Mission, in following Christ’s example to serve others and desiring to show his love to all people, is pleased to offer clothing vouchers to those in need. Applications for clothing vouchers for the community are processed in the main…
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We understand that some of the best sermons many of us have “heard” have had no words. We also believe that every act of agape at the Rescue Mission is done with a sense of gratitude for what the Lord has done in our lives.
There has been an…
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Morning Start
Morning Start devotions are held Monday through Friday at 7.30am for Residential Recovery Program Participants. Morning Start is led by staff, volunteers and sometimes the participants themselves. It is an opportunity for all to…
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Jubilee Acres, a beautiful 13-acre wooded retreat center on Catawba Mountain, was donated to the Rescue Mission by Joyce Birdsall in honor of her best friend, Ruth Carroll. The log lodge was dedicated in August of 1993. The brick caretakers’…
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Each summer, the children who reside in the Family Shelter of the Rescue Mission’s Women and Children’s Center are invited to attend Day Camp at Jubilee Acres. Jubilee Camp provides children with fun activities while allowing parents time to work or…
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Enjoy hiking trails, two playgrounds,volleyball court and low ropes initiatives challenge course.
Jubilee Acres is also available to church and civic groups on a once-a-year, free-of-charge basis for day or evening events. In addition to the…
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A bad hair day can ruin everything.
Well, not really. But most of us agree that when we look less than our best it makes things harder. So it makes sense that a “good hair day” might give you an extra boost of confidence that makes life a little…
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The Rescue Mission Legal Services Ministry is designed to help Mission guests learn what legal resources are available to them. The Rescue Mission volunteer attorneys triage the legal issues then either work with the guests or refer them to…
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