everyonehas a story

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All human beings have an

innate need to hear & tell stories & to have

a story to live by.–Harvey Cox

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We are here to help people

find their dignity by reclaiming

their story.

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nthony’s life before he entered the New Life Program was characterized by drug dealing and domestic

violence. The culmination of a series of bad choices in his life occurred when his daughter was taken by CPS immediately after she was born. Due to the history of domestic violence between him and his girlfriend, the two were not allowed to keep their newborn daughter. Along with trying to cope with losing his

daughter, Anthony was simultaneously mourning the deaths of his mother and brother, dealing with a severe medical diagnosis, and also undergoing treatment for PTSD. An angry, desperate, and depressed Anthony was directed by his church to seek help at the Rescue Mission .

Anthonyshares his story

Anthony was simultaneously mourning the deaths of his mother and brother, dealing with a severe medical diagnosis, and also undergoing treatment for PTSD.

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Since being in the program, Anthony has not only gained a new outlook on life, but a reconciled relationship with God, and with his daughter Keri. “I really just had to give it up and say, look man, enough is enough,” said Anthony. While in the program, after working with CPS, Anthony obtained full custody of his daughter whom he is now raising while living at the Adams St. Family Campus. “The Adams campus opened up and afforded me a place to continue with the New Life Program. Growing in the program and having my daughter was just a huge blessing,” said Anthony.

With a renewed sense of joy, Anthony is now making great strides in a life that is far from his former life of drugs and violence. Serving as the video technician at his church, he has developed a love for video editing and multimedia design, a passion which he plans to turn into a career when he begins taking college courses. Anthony and Keri will reside at the Adams Family Campus for another year as he works on obtaining his college degree. “The lifestyle that I plan on continuing, that’s going to be the reflection of Jesus in me,” stated Anthony. “It’s not going to be what I say; it’s going to be how I walk it out every day.”

“The Adams campus opened up and afforded me a place to continue with the New Life program. Growing in the program and having my daughter was just a huge blessing.”

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t the young age of ten, Tamara is all too familiar with hardships. Tamara is now living at the Adam Street

Family Campus with her mother and her siblings, but the road to the Mission was not easily traveled. Tamara’s childhood was characterized by going from homeless shelter to homeless shelter, from motel room to hotel room, until she eventually ended up in foster care. Tamara was taken away from

her mother because of her mother’s drug use. “When I went into foster care I had to stay there without my mom and it was very hard,” said Tamara. “My dad wasn’t there either, because he was in jail.” Tamara was in foster care for five months and was allowed regular visits with her mom but not allowed to stay with her.

Tamarashares her story

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Tamara’s childhood was characterized by going from homeless shelter to homeless shelter, from motel room to hotel room, until she eventually ended up in foster care.

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Eventually, Tamara and her siblings were allowed to stay with their mother on the weekends, and soon Tamara was back into her mother’s custody. A six month probation period in which CPS regularly checked on the family has passed and now Tamara is living with her mother at Adams. “I’ve been living here for five months,” said Tamara, “I’ve actually been able to spend some holidays with my mom clean and sober.” When talking about the Adams Family Campus, Tamara lights up as she tells us how the campus is set apart from others. “When I went back to my mom and we came to Adams, it didn’t feel like a shelter,” explained Tamara. “It didn’t feel like any other place I had been to; it felt like home.”

Now happily settled in at Adams, Tamara is enjoying the opportunities that the campus offers, specifically the afterschool program. “It’s not just activities and stuff, but they also help you with your homework if you have any trouble with it,” said Tamara. “Some of the staff here also come to my school and help me, and volunteer to help the other kids.”

“The Adams Family Campus is a wonderful place,” she said. “I am so glad that God let me come here and let me meet all these people, because if it wasn’t for these people, I wouldn’t be who I am today. I’m glad because if my mom never came to the Mission, she would have never been clean and sober, she would have kept doing the drugs and I would not have been with her for a while. This place changed her life and it changed my life.”

“When I went back to my mom and we came to Adams, it didn’t feel like a shelter,” said Tamara. “It didn’t feel like any other place I had been to; it felt like home.”

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Dr. David Curry

A Year In ReviewThis year we look back and celebrate God’s faithfulness and the love

and commitment of our supporters and advocates. This, our 99th year, saw our team serve more people than we ever have before. We served more meals, had more guests in our shelters, had more families in our transitional housing, and had more children running through our buildings than we ever

dreamed possible. Most importantly, we have seen more lives transformed than any previous year. That means that people who were living in despair and hopelessness

are now productive happy people. That’s our goal.

The challenge is that we would like to see the need for our services diminish, yet we are called to serve even more as people struggle to rebuild their lives from economic, physical, and emotional hardship.

Many heroes make this happen, most of whom are unknown to the public. Our team of volunteers, thousands of them, serve for no other reason than to help another person. The staff that use their expertise

and compassion to help broken and hurting people put the pieces back together, often at great personal sacrifice. The board and community leaders who make The Rescue Mission and the homeless a priority in Pierce County. And of course, the supporters who give of their resources to make sure that no one ever

goes away from the Rescue Mission hungry, alone, or unloved.

It takes everyone to make it happen. Thank you for your support, and for loving the poor.

Dr. David CurryCEO, The Rescue Mission

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Here’s our 2011 Story:

We depend on

our volunteers to help us keep our services &

facilities running, we had 95,609 volunteer hours

We had 192 students

in our Challenge Learning Program that are preparing

for their GED.

We provided shelter &services to 289

children

distributed 102,222

clothing & household

items

We served

286,841 meals this

year

We provided

men, women, & children

151,551 bed nights

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Learn More & Support Our Continued StoryClick on the links to learn more on our website rescue-mission.org

ProgramsNew Life Program >

Family Life Program >

Need-A-Break Program >

Alumni Program >

Mens Emergency Services >

Women & Family Shelter >

FacilitiesDowntown Tacoma Campus >

Adams St. Family Campus >

Tyler St. Family Campus >

Colonial Apartments >

Jefferson Apartments >

VolunteerWithout the work of our volunteers, we

would not be the organization that we

are today. Come volunteer with us,

and give back to your community!

Fill out an application online >

Estate GivingPlanned gifts help build a better future

for yourself and for others. As you plan

for your future and the security of loved

ones, please consider a gift or bequest

to the Rescue Mission. Your planned

gift can help you share your own

good fortune with future generations,

without neglecting your own needs.

For more information about planned

giving, contact Juliet at (253) 383-4493

or juliet.wallin@rescue-mission.org

Donate your CarDonate your working car, truck, RV,

boat or other vehicle to The Rescue

Mission. Contact Bob Killmer at bob.

killmer@rescue-mission.org or call

him at 253-383-4493

Join the Discussion on Social MediaFacebook.com/MyRescueMission

Twitter.com/DavidgCurry

Youtube.com/rescuemissionhope

Read our Blogs Rescue Mission Blog

http://blog.rescue-mission.org/

Need-A-Break Blog

blog.rescue-mission.org/need-a-break/

Youth Program Blog

blog.rescue-mission.org/rescue-mission-

youth-program/

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ExpensesJuly 2010-June 2011

Administration4%

Program & Capital

Development3%

EmergencyServices

15%

Family Shelter

13%

0% Jail

Ministry

Need ABreak

Program4%

Development7%

New Life Program

10%

Challenge Learning Services

4%

Food Services

12%

Affordable Housing

12%

Adams Transitional

Housing4%

Family Life Program

12%

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RevenueJuly 2010-June 2011

Donations 46%

Miscellaneous8%

Rents12%

Government Grants

15%

United Way1%

Wills &Trusts

3%

Grants from Foundations

15%

0% Interest

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The firm of Dwyer, Pemberton & Coulson, P.C. Certified Public Accountants conducts an annual independent audit of Rescue Mission finances. The auditor’s report is available for viewing at the Mission’s administrative office. The information below shows sources and uses of Rescue Mission funds as a percentage of the total income and expenses as of June 30, 2011. We are pleased to report that the combined total of administrative and development expenses is only 11%, meaning that 89¢ of every dollar goes to direct services and facilities for the homeless.

Public SupportDonations .........................................................$2,567,894Foundations ...................................................... $845,909Wills & Trusts ......................................................$166,349United Way ..............................................................$81,105Acquisition of Colonial Apt. ..........................$373,272Total public support ............................. $4,034,529

Government Agency Grants .....................$818,487

Other IncomeRental Income .................................................. $680,230Miscellaneous .................................................... $420,086Interest Income ..................................................... $9,804Realized loss on assets ....................................($5,675)Unrealized gain from trusts .............................$28,729Total Other Revenue ................................$1,133,174

Total Public Support & Revenue .........$ 5,986,190

Program ServicesFamily Shelter/Youth Center ................. $730,771Adams Transitional Housing ..................$222,779Emergency Services ................................$859,422Food Services .............................................$693,075Affordable Housing ..................................$699,278New Life Program .....................................$566,794Family Life Program ...................................$674,159Challenge Learning Services ............... $242,972Jail Ministries...................................................$23,416Need-a-Break Program ...........................$240,425Total Program Services ..................$4,953,091

Support ServicesDevelopment ...............................................$416,807Management & general ...........................$209,569Total Support Services ............................ $626,376

Program & Capital Development .... $179,363

Total Expenses .................................$5,758,830

Financial Summary

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What we doThe Rescue Mission provides help and hope to men, women and children who need shelter, food and assistance with life changes that lead to self sufficiency.

How we do itGuided by our Christian faith and belief in the human spirit, the Rescue Mission works with people at all stages of addiction, homelessness or other life challenges, offering proven services, support and facilities.

Where we’re goingOriginally founded to serve homeless men in Tacoma, the Rescue Mission has grown to serve women and children in all parts of Pierce County. We

lead by learning, nurturing, innovating and partnering.

253.383.4493 | Rescue-Mission.org