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About Us - History
Established in 1965 as a faith-based non-profit organization, the Bay Area Rescue Mission provides shelter, meals, spiritual guidance, education, job skills training, and hope for a brighter tomorrow to the homeless and impoverished of the Greater Bay Area. Today, the Mission shelters 325 homeless people every night while providing more than 1,500 meals every day through a network of more than 25,000 private individuals, corporate, religious, and civic organizations.
Our Success Rate...
The Bay Area Rescue Mission has developed effective programs for the homeless and impoverished during the last 40 years, many of which have received national recognition. During the past four years we have graduated more than 200 homeless and impoverished individuals from our programs with a documented success rate of 86.4%. Our definition of success is that the graduates are tax–paying, contributing members of the Bay Area community.
 2000 Graduates – currently 75% success rate
2001 Graduates – currently 77% success rate
2002 Graduates – currently 92% success rate
2003 Graduates – currently 94% success rate
2004 Graduates – currently 96% success rate (Spring graduates)
The Bridge of Hope
The Bay Area Rescue Mission is creating the
Bridge
of
Hope
as a Center for homeless women, women and their children, and families. The
Bridge
of
Hope
will provide 400 beds for this fastest growing, most vulnerable segment of the Bay Area’s homeless population. As a continuum of care, the
Bridge
of
Hope
will provide short term emergency shelter, comprehensive long term recovery programs, and transitional living facilities for those who have completed recovery programs.
Key elements of the
Bridge
of
Hope
will include:
A comprehensive intake and evaluation process (not to restrict admission, rather to insure that all areas of need are addressed)
Substance abuse and addiction recovery programs
Job skills training with hands on experience
Education and GED certification
College classes
Behavior management skills
Family management skills
Basic medical services, with limited specialized areas of practice such as OB/GYN, Dental, Optical, Chiropractic
Spiritual Guidance
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