Douglasusedtosupplyaddictswithdrugs.Nowhehelpsleadthemtorecovery,andhe’s

reconnectedwithhisfamily.Seehisvideostoryonlineatwww.PortlandRescueMission.org/Douglas

A Mission of Hope2011AnnualReport

Watchdozensofrecoveryvideosatwww.PortlandRescueMission.org/StoriesOfHope

Godisatworkinthelivesofourhomelessguests and recovery residents. In thisannual report, you’ll meet a former drugdealer who is now a Mission volunteer,rejoiceoverareconciledfamilyrelationshipforoneofourgraduatesanddiscoverhowourrecoveryresidentsgetinvolvedinthePortlandcommunity.ThesearejustafewillustrationsofhowthegraceofJesusandthe compassion of community membershelpcreatehopeattheMissioneveryday.

Each person’s story includes obstacles—whether it’syearsofabuseandaddiction,unpredictable outside forces, or a singulartraumatic incident. The men, womenand children at the Mission often showastonishingresiliencetoperseverethroughthoseobstacles,andit’sbyGod’sgracethattheyareabletoovercomethem.

Because of your support, we haveexpanded our services to meet ever-growing needs in spite of difficulteconomic times. By addressing the rootcauses of homelessness and addiction,together we’re helping transform livesandbetterourcommunity.

SoIinviteyoutoreadonandrejoice.Youare a vital part of the redemptive workGodisdoinginthismissionofhope.

ERICBAUER,EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR

EricBauer,ExecutiveDirector,leadsaweeklyprayergroupforourNewLifeRecoveryResidents.

RUSSEL, NEW LIFE RECOVERY RESIDENT

ERIN, GRAD JOB-TRAINING PARTICIPANT

EDDIE, NEW LIFE RECOVERY GRADUATE

“Ifoundmyselfwithoutanycash,nojob,noplacetolive.Ithought,‘Thisisnotme.Iamcapableofsomuchmorethanthis.’

“SoIcametoPortlandRescueMissiontoget something to eat. And they asked ifanybodyneededspecialprayer.Istoodup.From the bottom of my heart, I wanteddirectionandguidance.”

HearRussel’sstoryoftotalliferecoverywww.PortlandRescueMission.org/Russel

MeetErinandhertwodaughterswww.PortlandRescueMission.org/Erin

RevisitEddie’sMissionexperiencewww.PortlandRescueMission.org/Eddie

“InrecoveryatShepherd’sDoor,Ifocusedonmyself.IwaslettingGodchangeme.Iwasvulnerable.There’sahugedifferencefrombeingaresidentandbeingaGRAD.

“AsaGRAD,Ihelpandserveothers.Iwalkintheresponsibilityandthetoolsandallthe stuff that I learned as a resident. I’mwalkingitoutnow.”

“Ibelieveinmyself.Icangooutandhaveasuccessful life. PortlandRescue Missiongavemeanopportunity to receivehope,andI’mverygratefulforthat.”

Eddie graduated from New Life RecoveryMinistry, job-trained in our kitchen for ayearasaGRAD,andnowhasajobthroughTheBoilermakersUnion.

Whatstartedasahumblesoupkitchenmore than 60 years ago leads peopleto total life recovery today. PortlandRescueMissionprovidescompassionatecare to homeless and hurting peoplethrough addiction recovery, life skillstrainingandspiritualhealing.

Morethan200men,womenandchildrenweretouchedby the New Life Recovery Ministry at Portland RescueMissionlastyear.ThousandsofothersreceivedahotmealandessentialcarewhentheycametoourBurnsideShelterfromthestreets.Therestoredhopeineachlifewillaffectcountless others, and that’s all possible because of thegeneroussupportfromourcommunityoffriends.

HomelessguestsoutsidetheBurnsideShelter,circa1970.

Every day of the year, our OutreachMinistry team shows Christ’s love tohundredsofhomelessandhurtingguestsat our Burnside Shelter. Beyond meetingthetangibleneedsofthepeoplewemeet,our dedicated staff and volunteers buildrelationships with homeless men andwomen who desperately need hope intheir lives, and we point them toward avibrantrelationshipwithGod.

MEALS • Hundreds of men and womencome in from the streets each day fora hot breakfast and hearty dinner. Hotcoffee, cool water, nourishing foodand encouraging words help buildrelationshipsandstarttheprocesstohealwoundedspirits.

BEDS•Goodsleepleadstoabetterstateofmindforthe58homelessmenwhosleepat the shelter each night. An additional76 mats are available during the fall andwintermonths.

GUEST RELATIONS OFFICE•TheBurnsideShelterisopen24hoursaday—arefuge,day and night. Volunteers and staffdistribute clothes and toiletries, provideaccesstosafebathrooms,sortanddeliverguest mail, connect guests to otheragencies, answer phones, and wash andrecycle blankets. In many ways, it’s theveryheartoftheMission. 20

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WEEKEND LUNCH SERVICE•Weprovidemore than 300 hot lunches to guestseachweekend,atatimewhenmealsaremostscarce.Beyondthetangiblebenefit,this meal service creates more relationalopportunitiesforourhomelessguestsandhundredsofvolunteers.

WORK EXCHANGE MINISTRY • Duringbusy seasons, we offer homeless mena bed in exchange for their assistancewithourdinnerandshelterservices.Thisintroduces more men to our recoveryministry as they work alongside staff,volunteersandresidents.

GuestRelationsAreasofService

24-HOUR RESTROOMS: Approx.500flushesaday.

SOCKS: Onarainyday,hundredsofpairscanbegivenout.

MAIL: 1,200piecesofguestmailisonhand(heldfor2weeks).

LAUNDRY: 900poundsofexchangedlinensandguests’clotheslaunderednightly.

NEW IN 2012

Manyofthe80+menandwomeninourNew Life Recovery Ministry first came totheMissionforamealorbed.Thiscriticalstep from homeless guest to recoveryresident means deep healing can takeplace.For12–16months,residentspursuetotalliferecoveryinthreemajorareas:

ADDICTIONS RECOVERY • All addictionsare potentially devastating. Throughclasses,groupsandindividualcounseling,residents face their addictive behaviorsandconfronttheirrootissues.

A healthy environment is essential torecovery, and our ministry sites put thatprincipaltowork:

BURNSIDE SHELTER • Beyond meals,shelter and other Outreach services, ourBurnsideShelterhousesNewLifeRecoverymen in theirearlymonths.Bringing themoffthestreetsandintoasafehomeprovidesstabilityastheyadjusttoalifeofrecovery.

NEXT STEP •Thismen’srecoverysite innortheastPortlandhousesapproximately20 residents in private rooms as they

LIFE SKILLS•Menandwomenlearnhowto takecareof themselves,manage theirfinances,developandrefinejobskills,andmove forward in educational goals. Thishelpsinstillconfidenceandequipresidentsforsuccessfulindependentliving.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH•Spiritualguidanceandencouragementstrengthenresidents’recovery,pointingthemtoasourceofhopeand strength in God that exceeds whatany human can offer. The environmentnurturesgrowththroughBiblestudyandtimesofprayer.

complete recovery and begin transitiontoself-sufficientliving.

SHEPHERD’S DOOR•Upto35womenliveatthebeautiful,spaciousShepherd’sDoorin northeast Portland. Private bedroomsandcomfortablespacescreateanurturingenvironment.

Youngchildrenmaylivewiththeirmothersat Shepherd’s Door and attend our state-certifiedchildcarefacility.Olderkidsattendpublic school and participate in our after-schoolandsummerprograms.

Ourresidentsbenefitfromdailyone-on-oneandgroupcounseling—morethan3,000sessionsin2011.

AMissionof Healing

WhereWeServe

WhenPhilipcametotheMission,hewasmadattheworld.Hetransformedinrecovery—www.PortlandRescueMission.org/Philip

Staff,volunteersandcommunitymembershave worked tirelessly for years onexpansionplans forNextStep,ourmen’srecovery site in northeast Portland. Thisexpansion will double the capacity andallowmentobeginrecoveryinapeaceful,more remote environment. RenovationstartsinSpring2012.

NEW IN 2012

2011 was a big year for Jessica. She graduated from New LifeRecoveryMinistryatShepherd’sDoor,beganheryear-longpositionworkingasaGRADandstartedtovolunteerintheMission’sOutreachMinistryatourBurnsideShelter.Sheevenspoke...

AMissionof Total Life Recovery

...in front of local civic groups about herstoryofrecovery.Andshe’sdoneitallwithabeamingsmileandawillingspirit.

Butthisbubbly,outgoing,up-for-anythingyoung woman at the Mission is not thesamedistressedwomanwhowalkedintoShepherd’sDoorbackin2010.Justoutofjail,Jessicahadenduredaseriesofeventsthatlefthercompletelyhopeless.In2007,she lost custody of her two older sons.Rightafterthat,shegaveupherbabyboyfor adoption. Her motherhood had beentakenaway,andshewascompletelylost.“I just decided at that point I was goingtobeadrugaddictbecauseIdidn’tknowwhatelsetodo.”

Ultimately, drugs led Jessica to jail, buta phone call to her family’s house thatChristmas changed everything. Herstep-sister, Jackie—someone she barelyknew—answered the phone. “I was sosadshewasinjail,”Jackierecalls.“IknewtherewasareasonIgotthecall.Andallofasudden,IrememberedShepherd’sDoor.”

Ittooksometimetoworkwiththecourts,but Jessica’s family pleaded her case.She soon made her way to the Mission’srecovery center for women and children,andthe layersofdistrustandfearslowlybegantopeelaway.

For some, recovery involves uncoveringtrauma buried so deep it’s nearlyinvisible. But for Jessica, the pain shehad endured was impossible to forget.Jessica was molested hundreds of times

inherchildhoodandlivedonherownasa teenager. She learned at an early agethat being close to people only causedproblems. “When I came to Shepherd’sDoor,Ididn’ttrustpeopleatall.Iwantednothingtodowiththem.”

Onedayatatime,sheslowlyopenedupand discovered that trust—difficult andpainfulasitcanbe—isanecessarypartoflife.“Ilearnedherethatyouneedpeople.Learningtogrowwithpeopleandallowingpeople to help me grow was a big step.Butyoucan’trecoveronyourown.”

WhenJessica letothers intoherrecoveryprocess,sheblossomedasayoungadult.Staff noticed a smile they’d never seenbefore. Other residents realized theycould confide in Jessica with their ownstruggles. She became the positive,confident woman we know today—thewomanGodcreatedhertobe.

Jessica illustrates all that’s possible inrecovery.Shecamestraightfromjailasahopeless,lostwoman.Shefoundrecoveryforher lifeanddiscoveredher identity inChrist.She’sdevelopedjobskillsasaGRADand gives back to our hurting, homelessguests as a volunteer. She looks forwardto attending college this year. Her storytraces hopelessness to potential—a truetestimony to God’s provision in even themostpainfulstories.

BecauseofGod’sprovisionandthegeneroussupportfromourdonors,Jessica

foundrecovery.Watchtherestofherstoryonlineatwww.PortlandRescueMission.org/Jessica

TheGRADMinistryisajob-trainingprogramforNewLifeRecoveryMinistrygraduateswho demonstrate the determination toexcel in their commitment to life changeand community involvement. It growsparticipants vocationally, spiritually andrelationallyovertheyear-longprogram.

The GRAD Ministry builds independenceand self-sufficiency through on-site

vocationaltraining,aleadershipcurriculum,and placement into internships at theMissionandwithlocalbusinesspartners.

GRADsareguidedtoembracetheconceptof teamwork and have a renewed senseof self-esteem with the confidenceto succeed. They integrate into theircommunities and learn to serve otherswithamessageofhope!

CeciliaisaGRADintheShepherd’sDoor kitchen. She’s developedskills that will help her find astable job and a safe apartmentforherandherdaughter,Adriana,aftershegraduates.SeehowCeciliagottotheMission www.PortlandRescueMission.org/Cecilia

AMissionof Job Skills

BythetimeNewLiferesidentsreachtheirfinal phase of recovery, they’ve walkedthrough intense healing and internalchange. They’re ready to look outwardagainwithanewvisionofGod’spurposefortheirlife.

Transitionisa7-monthphaseofrecoverywhen residents work alongside staff tofind employment or pursue educationand find stable housing. More than aphase,TransitionisanagreementwiththeMission that holds residents accountabletorecoveryastheyplantheirnextchapter.

And since residents find church homesandmentorsintheearlyrecoveryphases,those relationships deepen duringTransition, laying a foundation in thecommunity for men and women whentheygraduate.

WhenJohnwasinTransition,hismotherinGeorgiacontactedhimfor the first time in three years.Staff and his church communitysupported him as he reunitedwithhisfamily.HearJohnsharehisstoryinhisvideo www.PortlandRescueMission.org/John

AMissionof Transformation

Our dedicated volunteers get their handsdirtyeverydayatPortlandRescueMission,providinganenormoussupportsystemforour homeless guests, recovery residentsand staff. They foster hope throughhealthyrelationships,andtheyreduceouroverhead.Wetrulycouldnotdowhat wedoattheMissionwithoutthem.

Last year, more than 5,500 volunteersdonated over 30,000 hours to theMission—that’s15full-timestaffpositions!From long-term relational mentoringand tutoring to dish-scrubbing and wall-painting,ourvolunteersdoitall.

This year, we added hundreds of newvolunteers. Staff at all of our facilitieswork with volunteers to ensure they areequipped to serve others. We regularlymeetwithchurchesandorganizationstoshareallthewayspeoplecangetinvolved.

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As they work side by side with residentsand staff, many volunteers say theyreceive more than they give, and theyremainfaithfulfriendsoftheMission.

AMissionof Partnership

NEW IN 2012

Steve and Dottie have helped their church serve dinner and leaddevotionalsatourBurnsideShelterforyears.Whenvolunteernumbersstartedtolag,theyprayedandtalkedtotheirchurchleadership,andnowtheirchurchhasenoughvolunteerstoservefivetimesamonth!

Young people are part of our volunteers,and the benefit of their service goesbeyond their time at the Mission.My Night in a Box is an overnightexperience for youth groups thatfocuses on education, service andadvocacy, connecting students to theissue of homelessness in a creative way.At the Mission, students meet ourhomeless guests and recovery residentswhiletheyvolunteer,andtheylearnthattheycanmakeadifference intheworldthroughservice.

Men’sjeansaresomeofourmostneededitems—clothingdrivesandsecond-handdonationshelpmeetthisneed.

DonationValues Based on annual audit values.

Food$1,197,972

Clothes$943,208

Toiletries$83,857

Autos$1,126,011

In-kind gifts have a way of being madeatjusttherighttime.

The Mission picks up and distributesdonationsaroundourministrysiteseveryday, and food is often part of the cargo.Last year, Walmart came forward witha generous gift to help us purchase arefrigerated truck for those deliveries. Asthelargesttruckweuse,thisgifthelpsussaveoncostsofgasandmaintenancebymakingfewertrips,anditkeepsdonatedfoodproperlychilledforsafety.

AnotherneedattheMissionin2011wastoremodelthekitchenthatservesoutreachguests and our men’s recovery residentsevery day of the year. Over a 12-monthperiodfromplanningtoexecution,donorscaughtthevisionoftheprojectandcameforwardtoseeittofruition.

It’s creative gifts like this that remind usthateveryonecanserveattheMission.

AMissionof Gifts

Our Car Sales and Donations Ministrysupports the Mission—proceeds ofeveryvehiclesoldgotowardcostsofourOutreachandRecoveryMinistries.

Beyond finances, recovery residentswork at these sites to sharpen theirskills and develop work habits they’lluse in the real world. And marketingefforts go far to spotlight the needsofhomelessmen,womenandchildreninourcommunity.

But there’s another important aspectto this ministry. Every day, recoveryresidents and staff who work atour vehicle sites interact with and

serve the people of Portland and thesurrounding communities. They buildrelationships and trust. Both donors andbuyers come to recognize the Mission’sCar Sales and Donations Ministry sitesas places where trust and dignity leadevery interaction. We take pride in that,andourcustomersbenefit.

Vehicle donors receive maximumtax deductions, and proceeds stay inPortlandandgostraighttotheMission.Every vehicle we sell has been safety-checked. And each sale is completedwiththesamededicationtointegritybyour staff that we teach to our recoveryresidentseveryday.

AMissionof The Community

Atypicalcarsalehelpsfeedmorethan 585 hurtingpeople.

Recovery residents like Robert learn job skills and help prepare donated vehicles for sale.

AMissionof Support

WhereFundsComeFrom

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WHATOTHERSSAY

EVALUATEDCOSTS

PortlandRescueMissionhasbeenrecognizedasaFour-StarCharitybyCharityNavigator,earnedtheGuidestarExchangeSeal and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau.Go to www.PortlandRescueMission.org/Ratings formoreinformation.TheMissionisalong-timememberofthenationalAssociationofGospelRescueMissions.

FUNDSOURCESANDUSES

REVENUECashdonations $5,342,383Investmentincome (35,932)Othercashrevenue 131,033Autoprogramdonations 1,126,011Otherin-kindcontributions* 2,391,505

Total Revenue $8,955,000

EXPENSESProgramservices $6,472,650Fundraising/Development 1,530,883Administration 797,926

Total Expenses $8,801,459

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BoardofDirectorsToddSheaffer,Chair•DavidDannemiller,ViceChair•KathyAnfuso,Secretary•JanineSchulwitz,Treasurer•GregMcWade•MerritQuarum,M.D.•SteveStratos

ExecutiveStaffEricBauer,ExecutiveDirector•BillMeadowcroft,ChiefOperatingOfficer•BillMiller,DevelopmentMinistry•GeorgeVaughan,PartnershipMinistry

Yoursupportgivesmorethanameal.Morethanabed.You give HOPE.

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