Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel Rescue Mission
A nutritious meal, a shower, and a warm, safe place to sleep; rescue work starts right here, meeting the immediate needs of men, women, and women with children in urgent situations.
But we don’t stop with food and shelter; Mount Carmel Rescue Mission is much more than a shelter in that we seek to address heart issues. We challenge clients to question the choices, behaviors, and patterns in their lives that may have brought them to their current state of need. It is our goal to foster an atmosphere of trust, accountability, and responsibility. We desire to act in the best interest of the resident.
• Men's Ministries
• Women’s Ministries
• Family Shelter
• Residential Program Guidelines
• Life Learning and Career Center (LLCC)
• Chapel
• Outreach Ministries
• Food Services

Men’s Work Program
Some guests have fallen into hardship and lost housing or jobs but do not have life debilitating issues. These men only need temporary, free or low-cost housing and an opportunity to find new employment in the community.
In our Work Program, the resident may live for free while engaged in his job search. Along with assistance in his search for employment, we provide dress clothes with specialized training to help him to be a good, long-term employee.
As the resident finds employment, he may choose to maintain his residency with low-cost, subsidized housing, during which time he will save for his transition back to the community.
This level of service suits well those coming out of prison who need assistance with their transition. Length of stay will be decided on an individual basis.

Residential Program Guidelines
The Mount Carmel Rescue Mission Residential Ministries’ programs of rescue and renewal to the homeless and hungry are centered around the person of Jesus Christ and assume and deliver a progression toward Christ likeness. Therefore, our services to the needy will be:
• Clearly Biblically grounded
• Relevant to this season of our clients’ lives and journeys
• Constructed and delivered to honor each person as a person
• Assuming the standard of Christ-like love for all behavior (both staff and client)
• Delivered relevant to the individual receiving the services
• Maintained in an environment that is save and healing
• Cultivating change from the inside out

We have accomplished a lot through the Outreach Ministries
Many people in the community reside in their own homes or apartments but live just one or two paychecks from homelessness. It is our desire to help meet basic needs while building relationships that may allow us to provide help in deeper ways.

Weekly Food Distribution
We offer two, weekly food distributions and two weekly bread/pastry distributions for people living in the community. Food varies based on what has been donated but may consist of fresh fruits and vegetables, bread, pastries, or canned foods. Guests may come once a week for food distributions and twice a week for bread/pastry distribution.

Monday Bread and pastry Distribution 10 a.m. to noon
Tuesday Weekly Food Distribution
(photo ID is required) 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday Weekly Food Distribution
(photo ID is required) 9:30 a.m. to noon
Friday Bread and pastry Distribution 10 a.m. to noon