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High School Kids Experiencing Homelessness
High School Kids Experiencing Homelessness
There are 40 motorhomes out on the streets of Wenatchee. Every person we meet has a different story; they all need a place to stop and work on their challenges. We are happy that the City of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee understood our concern. In late September 2022, the Wenatchee Rescue Mission was granted funds to park these vulnerable
There are 40 motorhomes out on the streets of Wenatchee. Every person we meet has a different story; they all need a place to stop and work on their challenges. We are happy that the City of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee understood our concern. In late September 2022, the Wenatchee Rescue Mission was granted funds to park these vulnerable individuals safely. As of now, we have 16 vehicles parked and safe. We hope to find another site to help us grow. Because of the funding, we also hired seven people right out of the mission. We are genuinely giving Help Hope and now Oppurtunity!
High School Kids Experiencing Homelessness
High School Kids Experiencing Homelessness
High School Kids Experiencing Homelessness
Did you know over 120 high school-aged kids in Wenatchee are experiencing homelessness or are close to being on the streets? Wenatchee Rescue Mission will not standby and allow our kids to become a statistic. Instead, we are housing some students who are emancipated or are of age to be on their own. This is the first step in solving the f
Did you know over 120 high school-aged kids in Wenatchee are experiencing homelessness or are close to being on the streets? Wenatchee Rescue Mission will not standby and allow our kids to become a statistic. Instead, we are housing some students who are emancipated or are of age to be on their own. This is the first step in solving the future of homelessness and giving our children a safe place to live. We know it takes a village. It will be a big undertaking. Will you help us?
Haven of Hope
Wenatchee Rescue Mission
Wenatchee Rescue Mission
The Haven is a 3-level house with beautiful garden spaces and a big porch to relax on. It's nestled in the Historic section of Wenatchee in a friendly neighborhood close to public transit, medical care, the library, courthouse, and shopping. We provide living space to women and women with children experiencing homelessness. This Faith fo
The Haven is a 3-level house with beautiful garden spaces and a big porch to relax on. It's nestled in the Historic section of Wenatchee in a friendly neighborhood close to public transit, medical care, the library, courthouse, and shopping. We provide living space to women and women with children experiencing homelessness. This Faith focused home has been operating since 1998. It provides a safe place for women to heal and overcome difficult circumstances. In addition, it is a stable place for reunification with family and children. The Haven also serves as a transitional living space for our most vulnerable and precious elderly ladies experiencing homelessness. Ladies stay at the Haven for 12-24 months. pays self-support fees. If you know someone who may benefit from knowing about Haven of Hope, please share our phone number (509) 888-3979. If you are a supportive agency and would like more information, please email our Director Monique Johnson at mjohnsonwrm@gmail.com
Wenatchee Rescue Mission
Wenatchee Rescue Mission
Wenatchee Rescue Mission
WRM is the original facility for men. The facility can house up to 75 men and 25 low barrier beds. Our facility serves meals 3 times per day 6:00 am 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
We have big plans to expand this facility by adding 14 permanent supportive housing units. We are well on our way to getting things done and making a change in homelessn
WRM is the original facility for men. The facility can house up to 75 men and 25 low barrier beds. Our facility serves meals 3 times per day 6:00 am 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
We have big plans to expand this facility by adding 14 permanent supportive housing units. We are well on our way to getting things done and making a change in homelessnes.
In 1983, Charles Hutchins (Hutch) came to Wenatchee to visit relatives. He befriended a homeless person and found that there were 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 begin renovating 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.
This old hotel had little electricity and running water, no working plumbing, windows boarded up, a sagging roof, and was only heated by a small wood-burning stove. Water was carried from a gas station down the street, and a portable toilet was placed out front. Due to many code issues, the Mission soon ended up in the newspaper. This drew two good friends, Don Lanphere and Dale Peterson, to visit the Mission where they found about a dozen people, including five children, huddled around a wood stove. They decided to help and brought others to transform the crumbling hotel into a 37-bed Mission that housed families on the first floor and homeless men on the second floor.
In the early 1990s, residents from the original hotel mission and many volunteers from the Wenatchee Valley joined together to build what is now Wenatchee Rescue Mission(formerly Hospitality Ministries). It is a large two-story building with 80 beds, laundry facilities, a commercial kitchen, and a large cafeteria where three meals a deal are served to our residents and the public.
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.