Boston Rescue Mission

Overflow shelter program:the organization's emergency shelter provides beds and services to people experiencing homelessness who don't have a safe place to sleep. The organization conducts an intake with each person to access their immediate needs. We provide two nourishing and hearty meals, access to clean bathrooms and shower facilities, access to a case manager for help with immediate needs, esl classes to newly arrived migrants, assistance with getting work papers and jobs, and beginning the process of finding housing.

Healthy meals programs:shelter meals- the organization relies on the generosity of donors and volunteers to help us prepare and serve over 45,000 healthy and hearty meals each year. Staff and volunteers serve two meals a day; lunches and dinners to guests who stay in our overflow shelter program and our community residents.boston common outreach - on saturday mornings, a volunteer and staff group spend time on the Boston common and provide food, coffee, water, and fellowship. The goal of this outreach is to connect with others and share a meal and resources for those experiencing hunger and homelessness.food pantry - our pantry provides food basics such as rice, beans, pasta, meats, vegetables, cereals and other packaged food to our neighbors in need. Every thursday afternoon, we distribute critical food supplies that help sustain and feed neighborhood families.

Community builder incubator program:on december 21, 2004, the organization created the kingston investment properties trust. This nominee trust was created as a title holding agency. The organization administers shared space for services in downtown Boston for several Massachusetts community-based organizations, including homelessness, youth and child services. The organization's administrative offices are also located in the building. The proximity to each other facilitates programmatic collaboration among several of these organizations and with the Boston Rescue Mission. The organization is also building future programmatic space capacity for its growing programs.

Sober living community:the organization's supportive shelter community provides professional and peer support in a safe sober environment for our guests. Our downtown crossing location offers access to public transportation, a wide range of employment opportunities, access to recovery treatment, transitional and permanent housing, and other valuable resources.job readiness:we provide job training and work opportunities to these community members to prepare them to join or rejoin the workforce. We teach, develop, and reinforce the work skills, coping abilities, positive attitudes and self-confidence that are necessary to successfully apply for a job, accept an offer, and to maintain employment.