More than a Meal.
A Life Made New.
A warm meal may be where the story starts. Through safe shelter, Christian community, counseling, work, and accountability, it can become the first step toward an entirely new life. A safe next step, made possible by a generous community of donors.
WHY THE MISSION EXISTS
We don’t just offer shelter.
We offer a way home.
A meal does not change a life by itself. Neither does a bed. What changes a life is what happens after someone is welcomed through the door.
A 12-month path of counseling, classes, work, spiritual care, and accountability helps men and women move from surviving tonight to building a stable future.
And chapel every night at 6:30pm, whether someone has been here twelve months or twelve hours.
Serving Anchorage since 1965. It is the only sober men's shelter in Anchorage. Everyone is breathalyzed at the door. No cost to the people we serve. Supported by private donors, churches, businesses, and volunteers.
1965
Serving the Anchorage community
700+
Clothing items monthly.
10,000+
Meals served in a typical month.
100+
People sheltered every night.
FROM CRISIS TO A NEW BEGINNING
The Meal Opens the Door.
The Program Builds the Future.
Welcome & Safety
A meal, a sober bed, practical help, and staff who see the person rather than the crisis.
Recovery & Renewal
Counseling, Christian discipleship, life-skills classes, and daily accountability.
Work & Independence
Employment preparation, stable routines, housing goals, and the confidence to move forward.
PARTNER WITH THE MISSION
Put Hope on the Table.
You can feed someone tonight, keep them warm for a week, or even change the direction of their life. Every amount below is what that actually costs here.
Pick a giving amount.
Give once, or set it monthly.
Take a tour, volunteer, or follow our newsletter to see your ongoing impact
Choose a gift by the difference it makes. Your generosity helps provide food today, safety tonight, and a path toward long-term change.
FEED THREE PEOPLE
Three people sit down at the Open Table this month.
GIVE NOWFEED SOMEONE ALL WEEK
Provide a meal every day for seven days.
GIVE NOWTWO DAYS OF SHELTER
Two nights in a bed, and every meal in between.
GIVE NOWA WARM BED FOR A WEEK
A safe, sober bed every night for seven nights.
GIVE NOWFEED THREE PEOPLE
Help provide meals for three people at the Open Table.
GIVE NOWFEED SOMEONE ALL WEEK
Help provide a meal every day for seven days.
GIVE NOWTWO DAYS OF SHELTER
Provide two nights in a bed and meals in between.
GIVE NOWA WARM BED FOR A WEEK
Help provide a safe, sober bed for seven nights.
GIVE NOW$1,500/MONTH OR $18000/YEAR SENDS ONE PERSON THROUGH RECOVERY
One year of counseling, classes, employment preparation, spiritual growth, and a graduation worth celebrating.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN GIVING AMOUNT
Any amount, once or monthly. Nothing you choose to give here is too small to matter.
ONE STORY. ONE LIFE.
“I want to thank the staff for continuing to make this environment a safe place for me and the other residents. I certainly would not be where I am today without the love and care of our Heavenly Father demonstrated through the kindness of this Rescue Mission”
Bob is an Anchorage senior who has come through serious health struggles and still works a seasonal job. For two and a half years he has had the something that makes everything else possible: a safe place to come home to on our campus, neighbors who know his name, and staff who look out for him. That is what happens here every day. Some people walk through the door hungry. Some arrive with nowhere left to go. Some, like Bob, simply need a door that stays open and a rent they can actually pay. More than a meal. A life made new.
ONE NIGHT, OR ONE YEAR.
A bed gets someone through tonight. Together,
we can help get them through the year.
Every meal, bed, class, counseling session, and graduation is made possible by people who choose to give.