WASHINGTON CITY MISSION

AT CITY MISSION, A CHRIST-CENTERED REHABILITATIVE HOMELESS SHELTER, WE ARE DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH COMPASSIONATE CARE AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT. WE PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDING FOOD, SHELTER, CASE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL CARE, COUNSELING, AND LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMS ALL ROOTED IN GOD'S LOVE AND A COMMITMENT TO HOLISTIC RESTORATION. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, CITY MISSION SERVED 401 UNIQUE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN THROUGH OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS. 44,540 NIGHTS OF SHELTER WERE PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS AND THOSE SEEKING EMERGENCY COLD-WEATHER REFUGE. 91,987 MEALS WERE SERVED TO RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. BY MEETING THESE BASIC NEEDS, WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, SET ACHIEVABLE GOALS AND CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY NETWORKS. THROUGH CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFY AND OVERCOME PERSONAL BARRIERS, EMPOWERING THEM TOWARD LASTING CHANGE. A CORNERSTONE OF OUR MISSION IS GUIDING RESIDENTS TO CULTIVATE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN DAILY MORNING DEVOTIONS (MONDAY-FRIDAY) AND ATTEND CHAPEL SERVICES ON TUESDAY MORNINGS, TUESDAY OR THURSDAY EVENINGS, AND ONE OF TWO SUNDAY SERVICES. WE ALSO HELP CONNECT RESIDENTS WITH LOCAL FAITH COMMUNITIES THAT OFFER ONGOING SPIRITUAL SUPPORT. FOR THOSE RECOVERING FROM DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION, CITY MISSION PROVIDES ACCESS TO BOTH ON-CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY-BASED RECOVERY MEETINGS HOSTING SEVEN RECOVERY MEETINGS EACH WEEK. ALTOGETHER, OUR CAMPUS TEAM DELIVERED 4,898 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING IN FY 2024-2025, REFLECTING OUR COMMITMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE, FAITH-BASED CARE. OUR RESIDENTS ALSO RECEIVE SUPPORT AND SERVICES IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY AS WE BUILD SUPPORT NETWORKS THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT AND CONNECTION.

CITY MISSION'S OUTREACH EXTENDS INTO THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR SAMARITAN CARE AND WE CARE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAMS. SAMARITAN CARE PROVIDES BI-WEEKLY FOOD BAGS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING FOOD INSECURITY. IN FY 2024-2025, WE DISTRIBUTED 16,338 FOOD BAGS, BENEFITING 1,118 INDIVIDUALS. THE PROGRAM ALSO COORDINATES ANNUAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS BACKPACK DISTRIBUTION AND BOXES OF LOVE, OUR THANKSGIVING DINNER BOX OUTREACH. IN ADDITION, SAMARITAN CARE OFFERS INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND 207 HOURS OF CASE MANAGEMENT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ENSURING THAT THEY RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. OUR SIDEWALK PROGRAM FURTHER STRENGTHENS THESE EFFORTS BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DELIVER FOOD AND RESOURCES DIRECTLY TO THOSE IN NEED. THE WE CARE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNHOUSED AND HESITANT TO ENTER SHELTER PROGRAMS. THROUGH WE CARE, WE PROVIDE MEALS, SUPPLIES, AND MEDICAL CARE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY OFFERING DIGNITY, COMPASSION, AND A PATHWAY TO HOPE.