City Rescue Mission was established in 1946 by a group of Christian businessmen who saw a need to help alcoholics in the Jacksonville area. Their goal at the time was to offer “soup, soap and salvation.”  What has evolved over all these years is a non-profit, privately funded organization whose mission is to rebuild the lives of the homeless and needy through life building programs and the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.

City Rescue Mission, Inc is a 501(c)(3) corporation that provides food, clothing, shelter, emergency services and residential recovery programs to homeless men, women and women with children.  City Rescue Mission does not receive government funding. Financial support of the Mission comes from donations made generously by concerned individuals, churches, businesses and civic organizations.  

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