Facts at a Glance

Since 1890, the Rescue Mission has been reaching out to the poor and needy in Utica, Rome and the Mohawk Valley. The Rescue Mission assists individuals to overcome homelessness, addictions, and disabilities through a life centered on Christ.

 

The organizational Mission Statement is: “The Rescue Mission of Utica is a Christian ministry unconditionally endeavoring to assess and meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of people coming for assistance.”

 

Thanks to the generous support of our community in the past year, God blessed the Rescue Mission by giving us the opportunity to:

 

• Serve 122,888 hot meals to homeless and underprivileged individuals. A total of 900 of these meals were distributed on Thanksgiving and 1,030 more on Christmas Day.
• Distribute 233 food boxes to shut-ins and underprivileged families.
• Provided 1,129 meals through our community meal program.
• Provide 38,485 nights of care to men and women residing at the Mission. 18,822 of these nights were in the Enriched Living Center, our mental health residential program.
• Provide 6,040 shelter nights of care to men at our Emergency Shelter.
• Hold over 152 chapel services with over 4,000 total in attendance.

• Initiated a "Character Course" in 2009 focusing on seven character traits:  Honesty, Respect, Attitude, Orderliness,   Intuitive, Gratitude and Serving.  Five men graduated.
• Helped 20 individuals make faith decisions for Christ.

• 33 men graduated from the Parker House Aftercare Program.
• Help 220 men and women to self-sufficiency through our discipleship programs.
• Provide academic and job skills training to 119 men & women earning 190 certificates in areas such as computer literacy, business math, reading skills and GED preparation.
• Assist 800 adults a month with financial management in our Representative-Payee Program.
• Distribute nearly 11,000 pieces of donated clothing to over 1,000 individuals in the community, including Mission residents.