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Your generous support will help renovate Kokomo Rescue Mission’s building and open the Engagement Center, where men, women and children from across central Indiana will receive the holistic support they need to rebuild their lives.
This is crucial, because the need for help is consistently pushing us beyond our capacity:
> Roughly 200 repeat clients monthly
> On average, we have nearly two dozen individuals on our shelter waiting list
> Increasingly, our dining facility is “standing room only” during emergency meal service.
The Engagement Center will mean more beds and more meals, but most importantly for people in need, it will mean more connection. With partners coming alongside them to help. With programs that can transform their lives. And with the gospel, which is at the heart of everything we do.
Completing the building marks the beginning of a new era of hope and healing. Your support allows us to better serve those in central Indiana by:
- Providing space for community agencies to deliver transformational programs and services on-site to those who need them most.
- Offering individuals experiencing homelessness access to showers and laundry facilities.
In addition to building the Engagement Center, your gift will also fund a comprehensive remodeling project to:
- Expand the kitchen to meet increased meal demand.
- Reconfigure the upper level to include an intake dorm for up to 24 men.
- Create dedicated space for a single father with children.
- Develop transitional living units for men completing our shelter program.
Progress Updates
The Vision
imagine a place where our community can reach out together.
As the homelessness crisis continues to intensify, we are seeing a significant increase in individuals seeking refuge at our doors. These individuals are coming to us from across central Indiana. We currently have residents from Howard, Grant, Hamilton, and Marion counties, among many more. In response, we have launched a capital campaign to expand our facilities and services to meet this growing demand.
This expansion includes a new building that will greatly increase the capacity of our men’s shelter and expand our community dining space. Most critically, the new facility will house our Engagement Center, a dedicated space designed to host on-site partnerships with mental health providers, healthcare professionals, workforce development agencies, educators, and other essential service organizations. By inviting these partners into our space, we aim to eliminate access barriers and provide holistic, coordinated care for our residents: empowering them toward independence within society and dependence on the Lord.
Every day more men, women, and children come to our doors in desperate need. The Engage Capital Campaign is our answer—but we can’t do it without you. Please give today. Hope can’t wait.
You (or your business) can make a lasting impact in our community by becoming a Community Partner through the Engagement Center. You could teach a class, offer free legal or medical help, host a table, or more. If you'd like to get connected with our EC Coordinator, please email us using the link below:
