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- EIN 51-0137853
- (419) 423-9151
- 510 W Main Cross St Findlay OH 45840 USA
- www.findlaymission.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Emergency Assistance, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Shelters, Human Services, Religion, Religion-Related
Mission: City mission is a major food source for needy individuals in this community. The mission is the only organization in this area that serves an evening meal 365 days a year to residents and local people in need. Forty- two percent of those who depend on this service are women and children. The mission also offers monthly food boxes and nightly surplus perishables. In 2016 between january and may, 4,412 meals were served. During this period the mission was not housing women or families since those areas were being remodeled. In june, both of those areas were re-opened and during the rest of the year, another 19,239 meals were provided, an increase of 336% over the first five months. The total number of meals served in 2016 was 23,651. In 2016 by the end of may, the mission had provided 1,119 nights of lodging. The building expansion was completed in june, increasing the total number of beds from 35 to 65. Between then and the end of the year, another 9,438 nights of lodging were provided,
Programs: City mission is the only organization in this area that serves a hot, nutritious evening meal 365 days a year to residents as well as those in the community who are in need. There are no income or residency qualifications for this free service. The united way's halt hunger initiative recognizes city mission as both an "essential provider of emergency food- and a "primary provider of on-going food services. " in 2016 the mission served 23,651 meals forty-two percent of those local individuals who depend on the mission for food, are women and children. The mission provided 984 food boxes, and weekly opportunities for drop-ins to take home 1,530 items of surplus fresh produce, baked goods, or other perishables to supplement their own pantries.
city mission is the only organization in this area that shelters men, women, and families. During the first five months of 2016, no women or families were housed while the women's and families' sections of the mission were closed for remodeling so only 1,119 nights of lodging were provided. These sections were opened in june. Between june and december there were 9,438 nights of lodging, bringing the total to 10,557, an increase of 743% over the first five months of the year.
the mission's day center offers day services to the homeless and those who had nowhere to go during the daytime. The goals of the center are to improve guests' quality of life and equip them with skills and tools to make them more employable and help them end homelessness in their lives. The center offers daytime shelter, morning snacks, a noon meal, and access to computers and a telephone. Volunteers help the guests prepare resumes, assist in the completion of job applications or online job searches, and teach essential life skills, such as basic budgeting, simple computer skills, good nutrition, and physical fitness. In 2016, 37 individuals found jobs through the center's services.