Be a part of changing the end of their story.
Provide services and care for men, women, children, and families experiencing homelessness in the Wenatchee Valley.
Who we are
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Our Goal
Give a hand-up, not a handout.
About us
Our goal is to change the way homeless services are delivered. We focus on making the maximum positive effort for our community. Our Staff and volunteers provide the momentum that helps us affect CHANGE. Giving Help, Hope, and, Opportunity, we create solutions that make a long-lasting difference for all people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Wenatchee.
About us
Give a hand-up, not a handout.
About us
In 1984, Charles Hutchins (Hutch) came to Wenatchee to visit relatives. He befriended a homeless person and found no homeless shelters in the area. So, Hutch found an old abandoned hotel in south Wenatchee, signed a 25 - year lease on it, and moved into the back room with plans to renovate it into a homeless shelter. This was in November
In 1984, Charles Hutchins (Hutch) came to Wenatchee to visit relatives. He befriended a homeless person and found no homeless shelters in the area. So, Hutch found an old abandoned hotel in south Wenatchee, signed a 25 - year lease on it, and moved into the back room with plans to renovate it into a homeless shelter. This was in November, and with the winter approaching, people living by the river, underneath bridges, and in old cars heard about Hutch's hotel and quickly moved in.
Give a hand-up, not a handout.
Give a hand-up, not a handout.
Give a hand-up, not a handout.
Wenatchee Rescue Mission provides assistance and support that empowers individuals to become self-sufficient, rather than simply giving them resources or a meal without helping them develop the skills and means to sustain themselves in the future.
We do this by designing a program that meets the need of the individual rather than a blanket program.
PROJECT SAFE PARK
SAFE PARK
As you may have heard, the Wenatchee Rescue Mission received funds to operate safe sleep for motor homes.
The funding only pays for the safe parks, NOT THE MISSION or its programs. So, what is Safe Park? Safe Park allows Wenatchee and East Wenatchee residents experiencing homelessness who live in trailers, motorhomes, and cars to receive the assistance they need to be successful. Currently, 2 Safe Park lots will hold approximately 40 vehicles and 66 people.
Facts.
- The mission itself still needs donations to operate.
- 40% are working and cannot afford rent.
- 60% are elderly and have lost their homes due to rent increases.
- All residents must be working towards a goal. There are no handouts.
- Each person may stay 120 days. This can be extended as long as a plan is in place.
- The Safe Park is for Wenatchee and East Wenatchee residents.
- The area has a secure entrance and a monitor
- Every resident must adhere to the Safe Park Rules
Fiction
- Safe Park is for lazy people.
- There are no rules.
- All people are drug addicts and drunks.
- All people are not from Wenatchee or East Wenatchee
- It's a handout
- Anyone from anywhere can stay at safe Park.
For further information or to speak to one our staff, please call. 509-663-4289
Project Safe Park 1
How we help
Nights of Sleep
Nights of Sleep
Nights of Sleep
The Wenatchee Rescue Mission programs provide over seventy-seven thousand nights of sleep per year.
Meals Served
Nights of Sleep
Nights of Sleep
Eighty-two thousand meals are served per year.
Showers/Clothing
Nights of Sleep
Showers/Clothing
Over forty-seven thousand showers and fifteen thousand articles of clothing are given each year.
Outreach
A hand up in action!
Showers/Clothing
Our team uses God's love to show people they are visible and cared for. Three hundred people were helped with our street outreach over the past year. Seventy have found shelter. We rely on our Volunteers to help us reach people in our community
A hand up in action!
A hand up in action!
A hand up in action!
- Twenty People received a State ID or License
- Eleven people were baptized
- Over fifty people received medical benefits
- Twenty-one individuals gained employment
- six were moved to permanent housing
- Forty motorhomes off the streets
It's time we give a hand up, not a handout.
People are experiencing homelessness for the first time more than at any time in Wenatchee's history. Wenatchee Rescue Mission is on the front lines changing lives one person at a time.