Phoenix Gospel Mission

PROVIDE CHRIST-CENTERED, LIFE-TRANSFORMING SOLUTIONS TO PERSONS FACING HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTION, AND TRAUMA

1. HOPE FOR HUNGER - HOPE FOR HUNGER IS A FOOD MINISTRY OF PHOENIX RESCUE MISSION'S MISSION SHARING PROGRAM. THE MISSION SHARING PROGRAM DISTRIBUTES FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND ENGAGES THEM FOR RESCUE. FOOD, CLOTHING, WATER, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AS WELL AS TO OTHER AGENCIES SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED. INFUSED WITH THE LOVE OF CHRIST, THE FOOD BANK IS A TRUE BEACON OF HOPE TO THE COMMUNITY, A PLACE WHERE CARING VOLUNTEERS COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD FOR STRUGGLING CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND SENIORS IN GLENDALE AND PARTS OF PEORIA AND PHOENIX. EVERY DAY, HOPE FOR HUNGER FOOD BANK PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD ALONG WITH CASE MANAGEMENT AND JOB ASSISTANCE FOR ROUGHLY 160 FAMILIES EACH DAY AND VOLUNTEERS SERVE AS THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS CREATING HEALTHIER, STRONGER FUTURES AND LIVES TRANSFORMED. IN FY21, MISSION SHARING AS A WHOLE SERVED 50,439 FOOD BOXES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT MEET BASIC NEEDS.

2. CHANGING LIVES CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN - TRANSFORMATIONS IS OUR TOTAL PERSON RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS, OR NEAR HOMELESS WOMEN AND WOMEN WITH CHILDREN. IT OFFERS A BLEND OF DISCIPLESHIP, RECOVERY SERVICES, GROUP THERAPY, AND VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. WE HOUSE UP TO 175 WOMEN AND CHILDREN, WHETHER BATTLING ADDICTION, ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR SUFFERING TRAUMA. THEY LIVE IN A SECURE, APARTMENT-STYLE HOUSING WITH ACCESS TO CHILDCARE AS THEY RECEIVE COUNSELING, LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION, AND CAREER ASSISTANCE. THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN IS GROWING RAPIDLY. WE'VE GONE FROM SERVING APPROXIMATELY 40 WOMEN AND CHILDREN PER DAY IN 2011 WHEN THE CHANGING LIVES CENTER FIRST OPENED, TO NEARLY 86 WOMEN AND CHILDREN PER DAY IN THE PAST YEAR.

3. TRANSFORMING LIVES CENTER FOR MEN - THE TRANSFORMING LIVES CENTER (TLC) SERVES HOMELESS MEN AND MEN IN POVERTY. CURRENTLY, IT HOUSES UP TO 360 MEN WITH LIFE-CONTROLLING PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT VARIOUS STAGES OF RECOVERY. THE TLC OFFERS BOTH LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS. CLIENTS PARTICIPATE IN DISCIPLESHIP INCLUDING CLASS WORK, RECOVERY MEETINGS, WORK THERAPY, MENTORING, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, AND VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON HEALING THE TOTAL PERSON. THE TLC ENDED FY21 WITH A DAILY AVERAGE CENSUS OF 127 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.

SOLUTIONS PROGRAM - NOT EVERYONE WHO COMES TO OUR DOORS IS LOOKING FOR A LONG-TERM RECOVERY PROGRAM. SOME PEOPLE SIMPLY NEED A JOB, AN INCOME, OR A TEMPORARY PLACE TO STAY WHILE THEY ARRANGE HOUSING. THE SOLUTIONS PROGRAM HELPS PARTICIPANTS ACHIEVE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME BY ENROLLING CLIENTS IN THE VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATING IN SOLUTIONS PROGRAM CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES WHILE DEVELOPING A RE-ENTRY PLAN AND SUPPORT SYSTEM IN PREPARATION FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. ADDITIONALLY, CLIENTS ENTER INTO A CHRIST-CENTERED, RESIDENTIAL, TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR HAVE THE SUSTAINABLE INCOME NECESSARY TO PREPARE FOR SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY INTO EXTERNAL HOUSING. THIS IS A VERY SMALL PROGRAM OFFERED ONLY AT THE TRANSFORMING LIVES CENTER THAT SERVED A TOTAL OF 5 INDIVIDUALS IN FY21.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - NEARLY EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, THE MISSION'S HOPE COACH VEHICLES TRAVEL THE STREETS OF THE VALLEY, OFFERING WATER, HYGIENE KITS, SOCKS, AND OTHER ITEMS TO HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND FAMILIES WITHOUT SHELTER. THE HOPE COACH IS OFTEN THE ONLY HELP THEY RECEIVE. THIS VITAL PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT FOR REACHING THOSE ON THE STREETS WITH PRAYER AND HOPE. TEAMS OF CASE MANAGERS, INTERNS, AND VOLUNTEERS CANVASS THE VALLEY SEARCHING OUT MEN AND WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HAND OUT LIFE-SAVING HOPE TOTES OF WATER, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SOCKS, AND PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED CARE TO REMOVE THE BARRIERS THAT ARE KEEPING PEOPLE STUCK IN A LIFE ON THE STREETS. IN FY21, THE HOPE COACH HAD 11,529 CONTACTS, 6,544 MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENTS, AND MADE 486 PLACEMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS OFF THE STREETS. SOCIAL ENTERPRISE - IN ADDITION TO FOCUSING ON RECOVERY, THE PROGRAM TEACHES VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND WORKFORCE READINESS THROUGHOUT MISSION POSSIBLE INDUSTRIES. CLIENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND WORK THERAPY TRAINING AT MISSION POSSIBLE CAN MOVE ON TO RECEIVE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN FOOD SERVICE, AS WELL AS MANY DIVERSE INDUSTRIES.