Cold Weather Response
Click below to learn more about how we are caring for our neighbors in need during the cold, wet season, how you can partner with us, and how to access our services.
Give the Gift of Holiday Meals
Every $3.87 provides a delicious, warm plate of food for one of our neighbors.
Pictures of Hope 2023!
With every $25 you give, you’ll receive a set of greeting cards featuring photos that represent the hopes and dreams of the children currently living in our family shelter. Give a gift and get your greeting cards now!
We Need Toys!
This Christmas, thanks to the generosity of our community, families staying with us get to shop for toys for their loved ones! Click the button below to purchase toys for our family campus Christmas event, Shopping Day!
Watch Our Fall New Life Recovery Program Graduation!
Bo Chambers: A Life Worth Living
“You gave me a reason to have a new chapter in my life. I was going to my grave slowly and now I have a life that’s so worth living.”
A refuge for those
with no place to turn
“You can help a hurting neighbor rebuild their life.”
With your help and generosity we are Serving the Homeless and Hurting in
Tacoma & Pierce County
Since 1912, the Mission has been offering God’s Help, Hope and Healing to the most impoverished members of our community. Your gift of any amount makes a difference for the men and women who are hurting and homeless in Tacoma & Pierce County. Give simply and securely by clicking any of the gifts below.
Your Gifts Provide Crucial Care & Tools to
Help Our Neighbors in Dire Need Rebuild Their LiVES
Right now, individuals and families suffering in homelessness are desperate for a new beginning. Life-changing resources, like the ones below, help to equip and empower our vulnerable neighbors to escape homelessness and step into a better future.
Daily Meals
Daily Meals
“I thought there was no love for me out there anymore, but I was wrong. There is, and I found that in a meal.”
– James
Shelter
Shelter
“If this place did not exist, our baby would have died. That’s a hard, medical fact.”
– Dave
Job Readiness
Job Readiness
“The staff at the Mission gave me a voice . . . they kept encouraging me and more.”
– Jason
Education
Education
“The Mission helped me be more than I was. Without the confidence I now have with my GED, I wouldn’t be where I am.” – Paul
Addiction Recovery
Addiction Recovery
“This program is what made the difference. It’s not a clean and sober program, it’s discipleship.”
– Morgan
Faith Formation
Faith Formation
“I felt like there were chains holding me down. I didn’t know I could ask Jesus to release me. I can breathe now. Before, I felt dead.” – Kathleen
Mental Health
Mental Health
“I learned where my behaviors came from. Why I was so angry and defensive. It helped me have goals and achieve them.” – Amanda
Veteran Services
Veteran Services
“My life was getting bleaker. Being here gave me hope. You can really see the staff’s dedication to helping veterans like me.” – Justin
Youth Services
Youth Services
“Without the Mission, I wouldn’t be graduating.”
– Tre’von,
Age 17
Accomplishments From This Past Year
253,925 Meals served
3,076 Men, women and children equipped and empowered with life-changing help
26 Men and women graduated from our New Life Recovery program
366Families and individuals left the Mission and entered stable housing
125 Men and women obtained jobs or increased income
What’s happening at Tacoma Rescue MissionSTORIES, NEWS & EVENTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
Check below to keep up on the latest news, events and stories about what is happening at Tacoma Rescue Mission. See how your involvement and partnership is changing lives and impacting our community.
bo’s story
Bo Chambers: A Life Worth Living
In July, 2022, I knew I had hit my rock bottom. Because of my faith in God, I knew if I prayed and gave my worries and my weaknesses to him, he would show me how to become the woman, mother and friend that I was meant to be I got on my knees and cried. Gave Him my love through words. Gave Him all the painful mistakes and sins that kept me trapped with confusion, chaos, and lack of control. God brought me to the Mission. After praying, I got on a bus and went to the Recovery Cafe for NA/AA meeting. It had been many years since I had attended a meeting or reached out for help. I asked if anyone knew where I could find a clean and sober place to live. The lady chairing the meeting told me about the Women’s New Life program. She helped me to fill out the application to get an interview.
Heather’s story
A Conversation With Heather Cook
How did you first get connected with the Tacoma Rescue Mission?
I was in Fife – homeless and in my addiction. I came across your Search & Rescue van. I recognized one of the volunteers. It was my old friend from years before who I had been homeless and in addiction with. I knew he had graduated from the Mission’s recovery program and he’s over here volunteering with you all, handing me gloves and what not. He told me to get my ass to the program. I feel he saved my life, but he says it’s God. God working through him. I went back to my hotel room, got high for the last time, went on the website and applied to it, and then went into the recovery program myself.
ALEX’s Story
I’m Finally Where I’ve Always Wanted to Be
I’ve always known I wanted to go into social work and work with people that shared my past and things that I’ve dealt with. My mentor back when I was at the Mission as a kid, Ben, was so pivotal to my life for so long as a father figure. The Mission gave me him. Now, I’m in the mentor role. I really am in the career that I’ve been wanting for a long time. It’s always been my passion and my goal.
I’m finally where I’ve always wanted to be. The mission gave me that, too. The way that the Mission has helped me is the reason I’m here now. I am a testament to the good work being done here. The Mission gave me what I needed as a kid and just knowing that it has always been here, if I ever needed it. I share that with my guys, my clients.
The Tacoma Rescue Mission legacySERVING THE HURTING & HOMELESS FOR OVER 100 YEARS
The Tacoma Rescue Mission is proud to have served Tacoma and Pierce County since 1912. For over 100 years we have continued to serve in the name of Christ, while emphasizing the dignity of each person who enters our doors. We value the needs of our immediate community, and continually adapt to the changing needs of those who come to us for help.
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A GROUP OF CARING TACOMANS START THE MISSION AS A SMALL SOUP KITCHEN ON PACIFIC AVE
Tacoma Commons Mission | 1912
THE MISSION GROWS AND PURCHASES ITS FIRST BUILDING ON 1512 PACIFIC AVE
Tacoma Rescue Mission | 1939
A SAFE HAVEN IS BUILT FOR SINGLE WOMEN & FAMILIES IN CRISIS
The Emergency Family Shelter | 1971
THE INN PROVIDES ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY FOR YOUTH SURVIVING ON THE STREETS
The Inn Youth Walk-In Center | 1988
FREE COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE MISSION’S PRISON CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM
Chaplaincy Program | 1920
HOPE HOME IS FOUNDED TO HELP WOMEN WITH EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL TRAUMA
Hope Home | 1960’s
THE DOWNTOWN TACOMA CAMPUS OPENS TO HELP REACH EVEN MORE PEOPLE IN NEED
Tacoma Rescue Mission | 2001
Need Help? Tacoma Rescue Mission Is Here
We offer meals and emergency shelter for men, women and families or guardians with children. We also provide long-term recovery and educational services to those in need in our community.
