SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC

MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SEVICES:FOUR PROGRAMS WITHIN THE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN SERVICES:MISSION ACADEMY: THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IS A HOLISTIC YEAR LONG PROGRAM. IT SERVES SINGLE MEN, WOMEN AND SINGLE PARENTS. THOSE IN THE PROGRAM ARE REFERRED TO AS STUDENTS. IT IS STRUCTURED AROUND THREE SEMESTERS AND FIVE GOALS. SEMESTER ONE IS FOCUSED ON WELLNESS. SEMESTER TWO IS FOCUSED ON JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT AND SEMESTER THREE IS DESIGNED FOR THE STUDENT TO FIND HOUSING AND PREPARE TO TRANSITION TO A LIFE OF STABILITY. THE FIVE GOALS ARE TO ENCOUNTER GOD, EXPERIENCE RECOVERY, ENGAGE IN JOB TRAINING, ESTABLISH HOUSING AND ENLIST A SUPPORT NETWORK. UPON GRADUATION THEY ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ALUMNI PROGRAM WHERE THEY ARE INVITED TO VOLUNTEER AND SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY.NUEVA VIDA HAVEN: NUEVA VIDA HAVEN PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES. EACH NIGHT, UP TO 60 WOMEN AND CHILDREN USE NUEVA VIDA HAVEN FACILITY FOR A WARM, SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP, A PLACE TO SHOWER AND OBTAIN 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 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ACADEMY.THERAPY SERVICES: THERAPEUTIC SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO PEOPLE SERVED IN ALL THE MISSION'S PROGRAMS. TREATMENT IS PROVIDED BY LICENSED THERAPISTS, OR BY INTERNS AND TRAINEES UNDER THEIR SUPERVISION.CHILDREN'S RESOURCE CENTER: THE CHILDREN'S RESOURCE CENTER (CRC) PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTING FAMILIES TO EDUCATIONAL AND CHILDCARE SERVICES THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR. THIS INCLUDES SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND BENEFIT MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CRC HELPS FAMILIES ACCESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND PROVIDES TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP ON TOPICS OF PARENTING AND PLANNING.

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.