Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Inc.

ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE TO ANYONE WHO COMES TO OUR DOORS.

Bridgeport Rescue Mission (BRM) is a 501(c)(3) faith-based, nonprofit organization established in 1993 to respond to the needs of the working poor and homeless in Coastal Connecticut. The Mission started on the East side of Bridgeport feeding hungry neighbors out of a station wagon and today, BRM operates 2 campuses, two Mobile Kitchens and has expanded into the Community Care Center -- a newly renovated 65,000+ building that will nearly triple our services to the community.

Our mission is to embrace the urban poor with the compassion of Christ, giving them hope and healing for a changed life, helping them to find their way home.

Our vision is to excel in providing food, shelter, clothing, education, and job training, and residential discipleship for the urban poor and addicted.

We fight poverty from the inside out by providing a place of hope and dignity as we feed the hungry, clothe the needy, shelter the homeless, and restore the addicted.

Bridgeport Rescue Mission provides essential services and life-changing residential recovery programs to economically and socially disenfranchised individuals so they can become self-sufficient, contributing members of our community. BRM is committed to meeting the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of impoverished and homeless individuals who are experiencing a short- or long-term crisis. BRM’s programs are designed to address the problems linked to poverty, homelessness, trauma, and substance abuse, which are often preceded by issues related to lack of education, dysfunctional family history, economic stress, domestic abuse, lack of employable jobs skills, and no life purpose.

The Mission reaches out to ALL men, women, and children, regardless of race, ethnicity, creed, or economic status, providing all services and programs free of charge.

S U M M A R Y O F P R O G R A M S

Food Outreach Program: Bridgeport Rescue Mission is the largest provider of food assistance in Coastal Connecticut (Bridgeport, Norwalk, New Haven) and provided more than 921,000 meals in 2020 to the working poor and homeless in our community. This includes:
• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served out of the Mission’s Main Campus; more than 375 meals daily
• Our Mobile Kitchens and Mobile Pantries serve in impoverished neighborhoods in Bridgeport and South Norwalk. Volunteers serve with encouraging words and prayer to guests who are unable to come to our Main Campus.
• Pantry (free grocery store) open five days a week for impoverished and food-insecure families. Our Pantry offers fresh produce, dry goods, meat, and dairy items to enable community guests to feed their families.
• The Mission’s Great ThanksGiving Project provides over 5,000 families in Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford, and New Haven with a frozen turkey and bag of fixings, along with warm winterwear each year during this annual event.
• BRM also provides about 400 children participating in South Norwalk’s Summer Meals program, breakfast, and a homemade bagged lunch for 9 weeks each summer since 2009 and partners with Urban Impact’s youth mentorship program XLR8 to provide about 3,000 warm dinners to kids annually.

Emergency Housing for Men & Women - The Abundant Life Program
• Annually provide more than 37,960 nights of shelter along with a hot meal, clean clothes, and a warm bed to men, women, and children in three separate facilities.

Residential Women & Children's Program - The Renewed Life Program
Provides clean, safe room and board to homeless moms with young children. The highly skilled Renewed Life Program staff provide case management, counseling, and job and life skills to the moms, and case management for the children’s health and educational needs.

Residential Addiction Recovery for Men & Women - The New Life Program
• BRM has two separate campuses that offer a 6-12 month-long residential addiction recovery program. The New Life Program addresses the complex needs of men and women struggling with the life-dominating issues related to substance abuse. The curriculum includes counseling, case management, work therapy, and 15+ hours of classroom education weekly, with a focus on three key areas of life transformation: Spiritual Formation, Addiction Recovery, and Life-Skills Development.

Supportive Housing Program
The Supportive Housing Programs provide men and women who graduate from the New Life Program -- as well as from other Christian Programs -- with transitional housing, case management, and in-house apprenticeship positions to assist them in their transition to independent living.