CITY RESCUE MISSION OF LANSING
Food. Shelter. Hope.
Mission
The City Rescue Mission of Lansing is a 501c3 non-profit operating in Lansing, Michigan, USA. We have existed to meet physical and spiritual needs in Michigan's capital area since our founding in 1911. We operate under a board of directors as a Christian ministry and exist solely on private donations. Our purpose is to win the lost to the Lord Jesus Christ and establish believers in the Christian faith. The City Rescue Mission of Lansing is the largest shelter in Michigan's capital area, we provide shelter to about 250 women, children, and men every night and serve over 125,000 meals every year. We are a Christian ministry which exists for the sole purpose of meeting physical and spiritual needs in our community!
Notes from the nonprofit
For over 100 years, the City Rescue Mission of Lansing has had he privilege to offer food, shelter, and hope in Michigan's capital area. We were locally founded to meet the needs of our neighbors, and we have grown to the largest shelter in our community. Over the past few years, we have faced challenges greater than any experienced in our lifetimes, but not unusual for the Mission, which has weathered pandemics, wars, depressions, and recessions. Our community continues to support and encourage us as we make the love of Christ our guiding light, the mission behind all we do, and the foundation for the quality services we offer every day to hundreds of women, children, and men.
Ruling year
1960
Principal Officer
Dr. Mark Criss
Main address
2216 S. Cedar Street
Lansing, MI 48910 USA
EIN
38-1626400
NTEE code
Christian (X20)
Temporary Shelter For the Homeless (L41)
Gift Distribution (P58)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We are meeting physical needs in order to bring those with spiritual needs to Jesus Christ. We are a Christian organization that shares our faith and provides great quality shelter and meals to the homeless in Michigan's capital area. We are the largest shelter in the Ingham, Clinton, and Eaton County area. CRM also operates the only "barrier free" ministry that enables access to services to the chronic homeless. This is a new service that began in January 2019. In 2022, we averaged 337 meals offered every day and 197 individuals sheltered every night, providing a safe haven to nearly 1,900 women, children, and men throughout the year.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Food Services
We serve three quality meals a day to those in need, every day of the year. All food and funding is donated by God's people and is not funded by the federal or state government.
Men's Ministries
The City Rescue Mission is the largest homeless shelter in Michigan's capital area. We shelter approximately 140-150 men, women, and children each night. Typically, 70-80 men in downtown Lansing, Michigan each night of the year.
Women & Children's Ministries
The City Rescue Mission is the largest homeless shelter in Michigan's capital area. We shelter approximately 140-150 men, women, and children each night. Typically, 70-80 women and children in south Lansing, Michigan each night of the year. Maximum capacity is around 100 for women and children.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Member of Gospel Rescue Mission Federation 2018
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of people using homeless shelters per week
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, Victims and oppressed people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
The total number of safe nights provided, divided by the total weeks of the year (52). This result is the average number of beds provided per week. (CDC Guidelines lowered capacity for 2020)
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, Victims and oppressed people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
The number of meals to the homeless and working poor in our community; breakfast (homeless guests) and dinner. Lunch was eliminated in order to partially fund a 24 hour drop-in center.
Federal Funding for Shelter
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people, Victims and oppressed people
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Since we are a faith based organization, our goal is to rely on God's people to meet our needs. It is not necessary to utilize federal funding to help others. BEaRESCUER.org
Number of homeless participants engaged in housing services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Homeless guests participated in Mission activities; including case management and housing services.
Number of people no longer living in unsafe or substandard housing as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups
Related Program
Women & Children's Ministries
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Unique men, women, and children who were provided shelter services during the year. All people received shelter accommodations for evening and/or day services.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To share our faith with those that are in need. We meet physical needs in order to bring those with spiritual needs to Jesus Christ. We proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ's redemption and we provide the best quality shelter and food in Michigan's capital area. We are the largest shelter in the area and have continued to expand capacity to meet the increasing need for food and shelter for women, children, and men in our community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Participating in the continuum of care in order to assess needs in the community. Prayerfully considering what services we should provide on a daily basis. We stayed open during the pandemic to continue serving our community and have remained a vital service, through the challenges of staffing shortages, last of affordable housing for those we serve, and rising inflation (affecting us and the population we serve). We continue to rely on God to provide through His children and being good stewards.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have been providing services in Michigan's capital area since 1911. We are a faith based organization that desires to "share our faith" but also live by faith that God will provide through His children. Our budget is more than $2 million per year and we are not reliant on government funding: federal, state, or local funding. The faithfulness and compassion of our supporters enable us to be independent of tax allocations and variable grants, issues that have affected a number of other services and programs in our area.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have increased our food production and quality of meals and have also increased our capacity to shelter more women, children, and men. We will continue to improve and meet needs in our community. The City Rescue Mission took the initiative to develop a no-barrier drop-in center for the homeless in Michigan's capital area. This enables anyone to get off of the streets and into a safe place. We continue to measure the needs in the area, both by studying trends and by close communication with our local continuum of care. This enables us to strategize on the wisest use of our resources today and into the future. Because we are independent of grants, we are able to adjust quickly to meet needs where they are.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CITY RESCUE MISSION OF LANSING
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2024
Don Lambert
State of Michigan
Term: 2021 -
William Rinck
No Affiliation
Don Lambert
Senior Pastor, Dansville Baptist Church
Doug Phillips
Executive Pastor, South Church
Betty Monnier
No Affiliation
Mark Criss
City Rescue Mission of Lansing
Tracy Edmond
Walk In Truth Ministries
Tamera Carter
Lake Trust Credit Union
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Transgender Identity
Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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