Changing Lives Center for Women & ChildrenDear Friends
As you read this, chances are there has been another family devastated by a cycle of homelessness, addiction, or abuse.Frequently, women with young children are being turned away at emergency shelters due to lack of beds. Of the over 10,000 people living on the streets in this community, almost one-half of those in need are women, children and families. Since there are under 1,200 beds available in Maricopa County, you can see this falls woefully short of what’s needed.
The Phoenix Rescue Mission has been dealing with the homeless and the issues surrounding them for over 55 years. Providing hot meals, shelter, addiction recovery programs and much more with successful results. Our Mission has been “...to rescue lives, to save lives, to change lives, to serve lives.” With the Changing Lives Center, the Phoenix Rescue Mission is entering a new phase in our fight against the conditions that are destroying the precious lives of countless women and children in our community. This future state-of-the-art facility and recovery program will be a stronghold in the fight against the despair so many desperate families are facing right now. Won't you help us in our struggle to reclaim the hope, dignity, and quality of life these women and children were meant to have?
Jerry D. Sandvig
Executive Director