BOSTON RESCUE MISSION INC
39 KINGSTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02111 www.brm.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: BOSTON RESCUE MISSION, INC. CONTINUES TO AID THE HOMELESS AND POOR OF GREATER BOSTON TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY ASSISTING WOMEN AND MEN IN CONFRONTING AND OVERCOMING THE ROOT CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS. TO THIS END, THE MISSION PROVIDES BASIC LIFE NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD AND SHELTER AS WELL AS SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE HOMELESS AND POOR WITH THE SUPPORT, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR A LIFETIME, THEREFORE WORKING TO PREVENT AND EVENTUALLY END HOMELESSNESS.

RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY & JOB READINESS PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:RESIDENTIAL SERVICES:FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE THROES OF ADDICTION, THEIR SPIRITS CAN BE EASILY BROKEN. HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY CAN DRIVE BROKEN SOULS INTO DISASTROUS LIVING SITUATIONS. THE MISSION'S RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE A SAFE AND THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM, AND PROGRAMS TO EQUIP PEOPLE WITH THE TOOLS AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE PERMANENT SELF-SUFFICIENCY. OUR GUESTS RECEIVE GUIDANCE THROUGH DAILY TWELVE-STEP PROGRAMS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ANGER MANAGEMENT TREATMENT, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, JOB TRAINING, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, GUESTS PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES ON LIVING INDEPENDENTLY, REPAIRING BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS, AND IMPROVING SOCIAL SKILLS. WHEN GUESTS ARE READY TO EMBRACE INDEPENDENT LIVING WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT NETWORK, GRADUATES ARE PROVIDED WITH DETAILED DISCHARGE AND AFTERCARE PLANNING. ON A YEARLY BASIS, MANY OF LIVES ARE TRANSFORMED THROUGH OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS.ALL PROGRAM SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT MONETARY COMMITMENT FROM PROGRAM MEMBERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SOBER LIVING PROGRAM. THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MANDATORY SAVINGS AS WELL AS PROVISIONS FOR OUTSTANDING LEGAL OBLIGATIONS. INSTEAD, PROGRAM MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR TREATMENT ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROVIDES A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT FOR EACH OF THE PROGRAM MEMBERS, WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM.SAFE AND HEALTHY AND MEALS PROGRAMS:THE SAFE & HEALTHY PROGRAM IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS CAN FIND SAFE REFUGE FROM THE WEATHER AND CITY STREETS. ANY GUEST MAY APPLY FOR OTHER MISSION TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND RECEIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN MISSION-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO BOTH PAY MONTHLY BILLS AND TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES. AS A RESULT, THEY MAY FALL BEHIND ON THEIR RENT AND UTILITY BILLS, AND EVENTUALLY RISK LOSING THEIR HOMES. OUR COMMUNITY MEALS AND FOOD PANTRY PROGRAMS HELP TO FEED FAMILIES AND EASE FINANCIAL STRAINS SO THAT OUR NEIGHBORS MAY STRETCH ALREADY-THIN RESOURCES TO PAY RENT AND MAINTAIN A STABLE LIVING SITUATION. THROUGH OUR SAFE & HEALTHY PROGRAM, RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, FOOD PANTRY, SATURDAY MORNING OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY MEALS, THE MISSION SERVED OVER 143,200 MEALS LAST YEAR.OUT PATIENT COUNSELING PROGRAM:OUR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH LICENSED OUTPATIENT COUNSELING CENTER SEEKS TO PROVIDE QUALITY OUTPATIENT CARE TO INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE. WOMEN AND MEN WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A PROFESSIONAL, CARING STAFF AND WILL RECEIVE TREATMENT IN A SAFE, SOBER, AND THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT. THE CENTER PROVIDES CLINICAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS TO HELP ADDRESS THE WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES ARISING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SUBSTANCEDEPENDENCE, INCLUDING:- DAY TREATMENT SERVICES- INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING- CASE MANAGEMENT TO ADDRESS VOCATIONAL, FINANCIAL, MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL, REHABILITATIVE AND HOUSING NEEDS- REFERRAL TO OTHER SERVICES DEPENDENT ON LEVEL OF CARE NEEDED (I.E. INPATIENT TREATMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING)- PATIENT EDUCATION RELATED TO SOBRIETY, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH- PATIENT EDUCATION RELATED TO TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (I.E. TB, HIV/AIDS, HEPATITIS, STDS)- PATIENT EDUCATION RELATED TO SMOKING CESSATION- AFTERCARE AND TRANSITION PLANNINGSOBER LIVING PROGRAM:PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS SOBRIETY MAY APPLY FOR THIS MISSIONS FUNDED RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO IN-HOUSE SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS, CASE MANAGERS, SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANY OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM MEMBERS.EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDS:THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS REQUESTED BOSTON RESCUE MISSION TO ASSIST BY PROVIDING EXTRA EMERGENCY OVERFLOW SHELTER BEDS UP TO A COMBINATION OF 100 MEN AND WOMEN A NIGHT.RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM:THE PROGRAM MAKES AVAILABLE SERVICES RELATED TO DIVERSION, CASE MANAGEMENT HOUSING SEARCH, JOB PLACEMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO ALL OF OUR CLIENTS

COMMUNITY BUILDER INCUBATOR PROGRAM:ON DECEMBER 21, 2004, BOSTON RESCUE MISSION CREATED THE KINGSTON INVESTMENT PROPERTIES TRUST. THIS NOMINEE TRUST WAS CREATED AS A TITLE HOLDING AGENCY. THE PURCHASE OF THE BUILDING AT 25 KINGSTON STREET IS PART OF THE BOSTON RESCUE MISSION'S 10-YEAR PLAN. THE BOSTON RESCUE MISSION ADMINISTERS SHARED SPACE FOR SERVICES IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON FOR SEVERAL MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS, YOUTH AND CHILD SERVICES. BOSTON RESCUE MISSION'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ARE ALSO LOCATED IN THE BUILDING. THE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER FACILITATES PROGRAMMATIC COLLABORATION AMONG SEVERAL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND WITH THE BOSTON RESCUE MISSION. THE MISSION IS ALSO BUILDING FUTURE PROGRAMMATIC SPACE CAPACITY FOR ITS GROWING PROGRAMS.

SAFE HAVEN VETERANS PROGRAMFOR TEN YEARS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED A 10-BED SHORT-TERM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, MENTAL ILLNESS AND OTHER HEALTH ISSUES IN RESTORED VICTORIAN IN DORCHESTER, MA. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES THREE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR CARE: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, CRITICAL TIME INTERVENTION, AND STAGES OF CHANGE. THE GOAL IS TO PREPARE EACH VETERAN TO EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY TRANSITION TO PERMANENT HOUSING. WE PROVIDE THREE HEALTHY MEALS, SNACKS, COUNSELING, AND REFERRALS TO SERVICES AT THEIR REQUEST. STAFF PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE FOR EACH VETERAN TO FIND HOPE, OPPORTUNITY AND THE DETERMINATION TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIFE.

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