Visalia Rescue Mission
Providing hope & restoration through Jesus Christ
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Homeless Shelters
VRM operates two emergency shelters offered to those in need of a bed and a safe place to stay. The overnight shelter space for men currently houses 52 men each night. All women and children are accommodated (up to 42) at the Shelter of Hope in a separate location. Guests at both shelters receive daily meals at our community kitchen, a bed, and a safe place to store their belongings. They also have access to shower, counseling and case management services onsite. VRM goes beyond simply meeting basic needs to providing resources guests need to get back on their feet, obtain a job and secure permanent housing.
Life Change Academy
Our Life Change Academy is a Christ-centered program focusing on improving the mental, physical and spiritual health of men and women struggling with life issues and chemical dependencies. We offer a one-year residential program with up to thirteen months of apprentice/transitional opportunities.
We use The Genesis Process as its foundational curriculum, which is a systematic program that offers the tools to heal and grow spiritually, mentally, socially, and physically through:
• Self-discovery
• Understanding addiction
• Scripture memorization
• Individual counseling
• Key thoughts
Community Kitchen
Breakfast (7:00am) and dinner (5:00pm) served daily.
Where we work
Awards
Certificate of Excellence 2005
Association of Gospel Rescue Missions
Nonprofit of the Year 2013
Chamber of Commerce
Affiliations & memberships
Chamber of Commerce
External reviews

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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?
There will always be individuals finding themselves in emergency situations, either due to their own choices or circumstances outside of their control (employment, family, housing, and other issues).
Day after day, we demonstrate *possibility* to our guests and residents; the possibility of different opportunities, habits, family dynamics, sobriety and more.
We will also be here for the "least of these" in our community, offering what's needed and the accountability to see each person's process through to restoration.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. "It starts with a meal." The old adage is true -- no one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. Our Community Kitchen is the first step on the staircase of life-change.
2. For individuals finding themselves homeless for the first time, a shelter full of strangers is welcome compared to the dangers of the unknown and dark streets. By providing a bed, shower, laundry facilities and connection to our Case Managers, our overnight guests have the very means to change their immediate situation, and hopefully, their life.
3. For many, a recovery program is needed to not only find sobriety, but the tools to live life on life's terms. Our 12-month Life Change Academy includes room, board, curriculum, counseling, and job-skills training. Upon graduation, there are transitional housing and internship opportunities. Many of our graduates find such relief just by living in community with others just like them.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
As a non-profit organization with a 37-year history in the community, we have thousands of active donors supporting us on a regular basis. Also, due to our solid reputation, we have attracted talented leadership, both at a staff and board level.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2015, we cut nearly $300,000 from our operating expenses. We have simultaneously streamlined operations -- focusing staff time, energy and resources on our ministry.
In 2017, we served a record number of meals in our community kitchen and accommodated a record number of men, women and children in our overnight shelters.
In the immediate future, we are creating a plan to complete our facilities, in order to best utilize our resources and best serve our guests and residents. Primarily, we are in need of an elevator in our Community Center before we can complete and utilize the second story.
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Operations
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Visalia Rescue Mission
Board of directorsas of 01/16/2020
Mr. John Anderson
SinglePoint Outsourcing
Term: 2015 -
Mr. Michael Allen
City of Visalia
Term: 2015 -
Wayne Ingram
Turning Point of Central California
Jay Irvine
FBSciences
Mark Condie
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Steve Biswell
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Mike DeGroot
Rob Van Grouw
Judy Vannette
Brandon Burton
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Kris Lareau
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John Grafton-Cardwell
Jenn Mihalcin