Mission: 1. City rescue mission, inc. (the organization), a not-for-profit organization founded in 1946, exists to transform the lives of the homeless and needy, serving them through the love and compassion of jesus christ, meeting people at their spiritual and physical points of need with the goal of preparing them to return to independent living. The organization provides emergency services (hot meals, clean clothing and safe shelter) to the homeless and needy in jacksonville and the surrounding northeast florida communities. The organization also provides a long term residential, biblically based recovery program (lifebuilders). Individuals entering lifebuilders are offered biblical instruction, counseling including relapse prevention and computer literacy classes as well as on-site medical, dental and chiropractic care. In addition to lifebuilders, the organization provides job training/placement services and educational opportunities through its workforce development program. The organizat
Programs: Lifebuilders recovery program: lifebuilders is a 12 month biblically based residential recovery program focusing on individuals hurting from life controlling issues. Our goal is for them to experience a personal relationship with jesus christ. The purpose of lifebuilders is to prepare individuals for productive, independent living. Areas of emphasis include chapel services, morning devotions, bible-based instruction, case management, relapse prevention and individual counseling sessions. Small group work is done in the areas of: anger management, boundaries, relapse prevention, understanding the bible, forgiveness and godly parenting. All staff are aacc certified. For the fiscal year ending september 30, 2016, 306 men and women received instruction in the lifebuilders program.
emergency services: city rescue mission provides nutritional meals, clean clothing and safe shelter every evening to hundreds of individuals seeking assistance. Our mission is to introduce all we serve to the life changing love of jesus christ. We provide meals, showers, laundry services, case management, job search assistance, referrals for permanent housing and an introduction to our lifebuilders long term recovery program. Each year we offer three community feasts, easter, thanksgiving and christmas, each serving in excess of 1000 individuals. For the fiscal year ending september 30, 2017 city rescue mission provided 71,657 of safe nights shelter and 224,222 meals.
workforce development: offers opportunities to equip and prepare students in the city rescue mission lifebuilders program with the knowledge and resources they need to live a fulfilling and independent life. There are three specific areas of focus. The training phase focuses on developing and enhancing skills that will help with their return to independent living and to be successful in the workplace and at home. Students have the opportunity to obtain job specific certifications and training. Guest speakers conduct workshops providing direction on vocational job training programs as well as other educational training programs. The servant leadership phase is designed to give students the opportunity to receive additional practical application training and implementation of things learned. The transitional classes are designed to give students valuable information and referral resources. For the fiscal year ending september 30, 2017, 29 students earned their florida ready to work certificate.
Former donor. Once you give, they send so much mail. All the time. Every month they ask for money. On a budget. It's to much. Not sure if my money was going to help homeless or so much mail.
City Rescue Mission (CRM) provides emergency shelter for men, women, and women with children in Jacksonville FL, but CRM is SO much more! I volunteer at the McDuff Avenue Campus, home to the LifeBuilders Recovery Program. LifeBuilders is a Bible-based, non-denominational Christian, long-term residential recovery program. Participants in the LifeBuilders Program live at the McDuff campus for approximately 18 months.
CRM exists to transform the lives of the homeless and needy, serving them through the love and compassion of Jesus Christ. Also very important: CRM receives NO government funding (Federal State or Local).
I worked for 34 years as an Air Traffic Controller, and three years ago I retired. Jesus taught that we should help those in need, and so I applied to volunteer at CRM. I thought I might work in the kitchen, (many years ago I worked as a prep cook), but during the application process became aware CRM needed help with data input (EXCEL). Now six months later I am more like an administrative assistant! I help organize hygiene donations for the needy. I collate, organize, and meter mail (you should see this folding machine I get to run). And yes I still help with data input. But one of the best times of my day is at 11:45 the men eat, and I get to sit down and have lunch with the students in the LifeBuilders program. I have become friends with several of the guys, and hey, we usually talk about sports. But I also try to encourage them as best I can.
I normally volunteer once a week, and since I travel 35 miles one way to the McDuff campus, I like to put in a full day if I can. I work from 9:30AM until 3:30PM (times are approx. remember I’m retired) Today is November 11 and because there is so much work right now I am coming in twice a week until after Christmas. I enjoy all the different projects I have been involved with, and I like that once I am shown how to do the job, they trust me to get the task accomplished. Check out the website www.crmjax.org You can request a tour of the McDuff Avenue Campus, and there is a good chance I might be the tour guide:)
