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Thanksgiving Dinner – Saturday, November 19, 2022

Please join us for an indoor seated turkey dinner with all the trimmings! Hot Thanksgiving Meals, Medical Care and Giveaways.

Fall Graduation – Saturday, October 29, 2022

Come celebrate the men and women who are graduating from Mission Academy, our 12-month, faith-based rehabilitation & recovery program.

Golf Challenge 2022

We invite you to be one of the thirty local businesses to compete in the fourth annual San Diego Rescue Mission Golf Challenge.

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Dec 7

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This Christmas, YOU can give a life-changing gift.🎁

Our Holiday Hero Pack includes essentials like healthy meals and safe shelter – plus access to clean clothing, medical care, and recovery programs that help restore lives!

Be a hero for a homeless neighbor this Christmas by sharing a Holiday Hero gift with someone in need. Check our bio for the link.

#Christmas #HolidayHero #HelpTheHomeless #FeedTheHungry #GiveBack

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Dec 6

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The San Diego Rescue Mission has a thriving job training program. We love to celebrate our students and their growing skills and self-sufficiency.

Before coming to the Rescue Mission, Daniel was lost. “I lost myself in the past. I did things that I shouldn't have done. My kids were grown, and I was divorced. I lost myself. I lost God." Daniel struggled to maintain work and could not pay rent. He found himself homeless with no one to turn to.

Since entering Mission Academy, our residential recovery program, Daniel has been able to sharpen his expertise in the culinary arts. He gained job training in our kitchen and learned self-motivation skills. He worked as a cook at a large chain restaurant and then as a sous chef at a major hotel. Recently, his old boss caught wind of his success and offered him a high-paying job with an established car dealership.

Now, Daniel's focus is on his future!

Visit our blog link through our bio and learn how job training at Mission Academy offers men and women like Daniel the opportunity to experience a fresh start in their lives and careers.

#JobTraining #GivingBack #HelpTheHomeless #SanDiegoNonProfit #UnshelteredNeighbors

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Dec 5

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10-year-old donor Ian came to tour the San Diego Rescue Mission recently and brought along a financial donation. He came with his little sister and dad.

Ian found out about the Rescue Mission through his mom and decided to hold a fundraiser to help neighbors experiencing homelessness. He made a sign with his grandpa and baked goods with his grandma. Ian started at the park with his siblings selling lemonade, cookies, and brownies. He also went door to door in his neighborhood.

Thank you to Ian and his family for their visit, and thank you for your ingenuity, support, and heart to give. Your generosity is precious and priceless.

Take a tour of the Rescue Mission. We’d love to show you around. Give us a call at 619-687-3720 or email sdrminfo@sdrescue.org.

#GivingBack #NonProfit #HelpTheHomeless

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Dec 3

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Let’s hear it for our North County community supporters!

On Wednesday, Rescue Mission’s CEO Donnie Dee hosted a monthly conversation in North County. We heard from several special guests including Oceanside Police Chief, Fred Armijo, and SDRM Mission Academy alumni Barbara, who is now working as a nurse and has a place of her own. Attendees included SDRM supporters, church leaders, corporate partners, and local residents.

Learn more about what’s happening in Oceanside and our Navigation Center that’s coming soon, click the link in our bio.

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Dec 2

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Baby, it’s cold outside!

Last night we celebrated the season with a sing-along carol concert on our outdoor terrace.

Rescue Mission supporters joined men, women, and children in our residential program to spread Christmas joy. Simple pleasures like singing carols together make celebrating the birth of our Savior that much more meaningful.

The holidays are a challenging time for our Mission Academy students. If you would like to contribute and bring joy this Christmas, shop our Christmas Amazon Wish in our bio link.

We are so grateful for friends like YOU!

#Homelessness #SanDiego #ChristmasNeeds

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Dec 1

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Did you know that the San Diego Rescue Mission takes car donations?

Yes, we find new homes for your tax-deductible “vehicle of hope.” We use the donations to provide meals, shelter, clothing, education, and job-skills training for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

The process is simple! Visit our bio link to download a Vehicle Donation Form: After we receive your completed form, we will contact you to schedule a time to promptly pick up your vehicle.

On behalf of those we serve, thank you for your generosity and for making your car a gift that changes lives.

#CarDonation #UsedCar #RescueMission #GivingBack #NonProfit #HelpTheHomeless

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Nov 30

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Did you know that you can give tax-free gifts directly to the San Diego Rescue Mission through your IRA??

If you are over the age of 70 and a half and make a charitable gift from your IRA, it counts as part of your required minimum distribution, but it isn’t a taxable income to you.

It's an easy way to support people experiencing homelessness far into the future without affecting your cash flow.

Watch our 2-minute IRA video for more information. Link in our bio.

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Nov 29

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TWICE the help? TWICE the impact! #GivingTuesday is a great day to help our neighbors, and this year, it’s even better. Thanks to a generous Matching Challenge, your #GivingTuesday gift will DOUBLE to provide🍗 meals,🏠 shelter & 🙏 hope for hungry, homeless people in our community. You can make your gift go 2X as far to help neighbors who are seeking help at the Mission. Please give now to double your gift and make a difference in our community today.

Follow the giving link in our bio.

#GivingTuesday #MatchingChallenge #DoubleYourImpact #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #RescueMission

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Nov 28

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Joe Orellana has been on staff for 12 years and is “All In” with full dedication to his work. As our Facilities Maintenance Manager, he sees his job as a ministry opportunity and is a prime example of servant leadership.

He is consistently optimistic and confident that there is a solution to any challenge he faces. Whether he is heavy-lifting or dolly-cart maneuvering, he is eager to help and does it with a humble and careful attitude.

Joe exemplifies the San Diego Rescue Mission values of faith, integrity, compassion, and excellence.

Congratulate Joe as he is our employee of the month!

Our featured job opening is the Human Resources Generalist. Duties include the facilitation of all aspects of recruitment and retention, and the management of employee engagement and experience.

If you are interested in this position or the many other open roles, join the San Diego Rescue Mission to make a difference! Follow the job link in our bio.

#HumanResources #HR #Recruitment #Hiring #NowHiring #Staffing #JobHunt #SanDiegoHiring #NowHiringSanDiego #EmployeeOfTheMonth

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Nov 26

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Our Christmas Amazon Wish List is ready!

Bring joy to children, women, and men in our programs. Shop our special Amazon Christmas wish list through our bio links.

Holidays can be a tough time for students and guests at the Rescue Mission. We are so grateful for the support of our community friends like YOU!

#Homelessness #SanDiego #ChristmasNeeds

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Nov 24

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Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5

Your friends at the San Diego Rescue Mission wish you a #HappyThanksgiving with many blessings this season!

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Nov 23

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Savannah’s Story, Mission Academy Grad ’22

“I am just so thankful. I broke the cycle of addiction for me and my daughter. It’s mind-blowing to me!”

Savannah’s childhood was filled with traumatic experiences. When she was 3, her father went to prison. Then her 12 yr. old sister was killed.

Savannah went from being a straight A student to hanging out with the wrong crowd. For the next few years, she used drugs to cope with her pain.

Then she wound up losing everything.

She came to the Rescue Mission with her daughter, broken and in search of a new beginning. Here she embraced the parenting classes, job training and focused on her recovery – mind, body, and spirit.

Savannah is now fully employed, and she and her daughter have a place of their own.

Thanking God for YOU today and the abundant blessings that you pour out to our students! We are always rejoicing and grateful for the selfless support of Rescue Mission donors, partners, and volunteers.

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Nov 22

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We are so proud of our San Diego youth group church partners!

10 kids from the Tree Church sprang into action with a fundraiser event this week.

They met last Saturday to hand-make Christmas ornaments to raise money and support the Rescue Mission’s Thanksgiving Outreach Meal.

They sold every ornament and raised $560!

Thank you, Tree Church Youth Group! You have given hope and a nourishing meal to 273 struggling neighbors who are hungry. Your kindness reminds them that God loves them, and He has a plan to restore their hearts and lives. They are not alone.

God bless you for making this Thanksgiving a day of celebration!

Are you involved with a local Church? Help your youth take action and visit our Church Partnership page in our bio.

#YouthInAction #ChurchPartners #FoodInsecurity #MoreThanAMeal #CommunityMeal #Thanksgiving #OutreachMeal

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Nov 21

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With your support, we were able to bring hope and a nourishing hot turkey dinner with all the fixings to hundreds of people on Saturday Check out some photos from our AMAZING DAY!

Many struggling neighbors have nowhere to celebrate Thanksgiving, but YOU changed that. Thank you for helping to make the Mission a place where hunger ends, and hope begins!

Will you help offset increased food costs this year by donating today through our bio link? Your generosity is a blessing to our neighbors without homes.

#SanDiego #GivingBack #NonProfit #EndHunger #FoodInsecurity

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Nov 20

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Serving at the San Diego Rescue Mission is a calling! Our staff is committed to ensuring men, women and children experiencing homelessness are safe and well cared for.

Our featured career opportunity for this month is our Outreach Director. This position is on the frontlines of helping people get off the streets. It oversees our outreach initiatives and uses a trauma-informed care approach to engage with unsheltered neighbors through our Shower Trailer Ministry, Walk with Me friendship program, and street outreach.

If you are interested in this role, or any of our other career opportunities, view our open jobs here: jobs.sdrescue.org/jobs

#HR #Recruitment #NowHiringSanDiego #RescueMission #SanDiego #Nonprofit #OneLifeAtATime

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Nov 19

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Friends, volunteers, corporations, and churches are partnering with us throughout North County to bless men, women, and children experiencing homelessness with nourishing meals and essential services.

Check out the blog link in our bio for info on the many thanksgiving outreach events taking place in Oceanside through Thanksgiving Day.

#FoodInsecurity #MoreThanAMeal #CommunityMeal #Thanksgiving #OutreachMeal #HHWeek

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San Diego Rescue Mission is a non-profit homeless shelter and recovery center serving thousands of men, women and children experiencing homelessness, hunger, poverty and abuse in San Diego since 1955.

P.O. Box 80427
San Diego, CA 92138
(619) 687-3720
sdrminfo@sdrescue.org

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