SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC
PO BOX 80427, SAN DIEGO, CA 92138 www.sdrescue.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION, INC.'S (THE ORGANIZATION") MISSION IS TO LOVINGLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, BY SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION AND PROVIDING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A DONATION PROCESSING CENTER AND THRIFT STORE MINISTRIES DEDICATED TO THE REHABILITATION OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE WORK PLACE. THEY ARE TRAINED AT PRICING, SORTING, RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING DONATED MATERIALS.

TO LOVINGLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, BY SHARING THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION AND PROVIDING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY

THRIFT STORE MINISTRY:THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES THRIFT STORES LOCATED IN NORTH PARK, NATIONAL CITY (CLOSED IN MAY 2018), CITY HEIGHTS, AND THE SPORTS ARENA AREAS. THE THRIFT STORES OFFER "GENTLY" USED CLOTHING, SPORTS EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE, AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOR SALE. ALL ITEMS IN THE THRIFT STORES HAVE BEEN DONATED BY PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES FROM THROUGHOUT THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY.

PARTNERS FOR HUNGER RELIEF:PARTNERS FOR HUNGER RELIEF IS A PROGRAM OF SDRM WHICH WAS FORMED TO BOLSTER FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS IN SAN DIEGO AND SERVE A BROAD BASE OF AGENCIES AND PEOPLE. SDRM HAS DEVELOPED A SUCCESSFUL SYSTEM OF LOCATING, RECOVERING, AND DISTRIBUTING DONATED FOOD. THIS FOOD IS NOT ONLY USED BY SDRM PROGRAM MEMBERS, BUT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THIS FOOD IS SHARED AT NO COST WITH A NETWORK OF NONPROFIT FEEDING PROGRAMS AND FOOD PANTRIES THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SEVICES:FOUR PROGRAMS WITHIN THE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN SERVICES:MENS CENTER:THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES INTO LIVES OF RESIDENTS, EMPOWERING THEM TO LIVE VICTORIOUSLY THROUGH CHRIST. PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS AND BIBLE CLASSES ARE TAUGHT TO TRANSFORM MEN TO BOTH LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN OUR SOCIETY AND TO DEPEND FULLY ON JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A ONE YEAR DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS WITH THEIR NEEDS THOUGH SCRIPTURE-BASED LESSONS, SUPPORT GROUP/CLASSES, PASTORAL GUIDANCE, A STRUCTURED WORK ETHIC, AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES WITH A FORMAL GRADUATION AT THE END OF THE TWELVE MONTH PROGRAM. THE SDRM GRADUATES PARTICIPANTS TWO TIMES A YEAR. A SIX-MONTH TRANSITION PERIOD IS THEN AVAILABLE TO ASSIST GRADUATES IN OBTAINING WORK AND HOUSING AND TO HELP THEM SUCCESSFULLY MOVE BACK INTO THE EVERYDAY WORLD.NUEVA VIDA HAVEN:NUEVA VIDA HAVEN WAS OPENED IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING NEED FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES. EACH NIGHT, UP TO 60 WOMEN AND CHILDREN TURN TO NUEVA VIDA HAVEN FOR A WARM, SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP, A PLACE TO SHOWER AND GET CLEAN CLOTHES, AND A NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST. RESIDENTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THERAPISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS TO HELP THEM TO DETERMINE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR LIFE IMPROVEMENT. THIS OFTEN INCLUDES ENTRY INTO THE SDRM'S LONGTERM RECOVERY WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER.WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER:THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER IS A LONG-TERM TREATMENT COMMUNITY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES INTO THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS, EMPOWERING THEM TO LIVE SOBER AND VICTORIOUS LIVES THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED IN PART THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS, CLASSES, PASTORAL GUIDANCE, THE WORK THERAPY PROGRAM, AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY. PRACTICAL SKILLS AND BIBLE STUDY CLASSES ARE ALSO OFFERED TO HELP TRANSFORM RESIDENTS AND ENABLE THEM TO OVERCOME ADDICTIONS AND UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER. INFANTS AND TODDLERS FIND A WARM, STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT IN THE CHILDREN'S NURSERY. OLDER CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SCHOOL SUPPORT, AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING AND RECREATION, AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING FROM SPECIALLY TRAINED THERAPISTS.OUTPATIENT PSYCHOTHERAPY CLINIC:THE OUTPATIENT CLINIC PROVIDES FREE, QUALITY COUNSELING TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND COUPLES WHO ARE HOMELESS, AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, OR UNABLE TO AFFORD THERAPY. TREATMENT IS PROVIDED BY LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS, OR BY INTERNS AND TRAINEES UNDER THEIR SUPERVISION.

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