Board Member: Jody Hart

Springfield Rescue Mission is growing in new and exciting ways.  In October, the SRM held their First Annual Gala where they publicly announced that they are in the process of starting a Women’s Program.  In 2025, they will begin their Capital Campaign to raise money not only for the building of a new structure to house and train the women, but to raise enough to sustain the program for three years. 

tionally, they have been able to expand the programs offered to the men that currently reside there to include HSET training (like GED). They have also received a major grant from Key Bank to hire a Workforce Development Coordinator who will assist their graduates in securing employment.  They have refocused the vision for their Taylor Street Shelter.  Taylor Street will transition from be a wet shelter, where those who come in are not mandated to be clean and sober, to a program of transitional living.  This will allow those taking advantage of the services to stay for a longer period while looking for employment, or they can transition to Mill Street and enroll in the New Life Program. 

The Rescue Mission has expanded their fundraising activities to include the Gala, a Taste and See Event, as well as expanding the 5K run to a 5K or 10K run.  The run is preceded the night before with a Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle.  God is doing great things here in Springfield and SRM is glad to be part of His work.