The Mission Blog
While we seek to meet the immediate needs of our homeless neighbors, our ultimate goal is to provide the support and tools necessary to create lasting change. Sometimes, with some patience, faith and a lot of love, we see lives completely transformed.
City employs SRM guests through WorkCOS program, creating new pathways out of homelessness
The City of Colorado Springs and Springs Rescue Mission have partnered on a program called WorkCOS to employ homeless men and women working to find pathways out of homelessness.
Our Prayer Requests: August 2020
These are prayer requests submitted by neighbors struggling with homelessness, poverty and addiction. Please join us as we remember these precious neighbors in our daily prayers.
What does the word ‘freedom’ mean to you? Shelter guests, others explain
At Springs Rescue Mission, we see people find freedom every day: freedom from addiction; freedom from homelessness; freedom from lives they’ve left behind.
Five years free: Jason’s story of getting clean, letting go and looking up
Addiction led him to a prison of his mind, body and soul. But God brought him to the New Life Program at SRM, where he found redemption, hope and a career.
Retired Air Force commander Jack Briggs chosen as SRM’s next President & CEO
After a rigorous search process, Springs Rescue Mission’s Board of Directors has named Jack Briggs the organization’s incoming President & CEO. He is expected to assume that role in October.
President & CEO Larry Yonker announces retirement, reflects on Mission’s growth
President & CEO Larry Yonker led SRM through a time of unprecedented growth. In this Q&A, he discusses his time at the Mission and his plans for the future.
Month in Review: June 2020
June was a busy month: from NLP graduations and a PikeRide partnership, to the Mill Street Community Garden and Greenway Flats’ first anniversary.
There but for the grace of God: Shelly’s story of finding faith in a fearsome place
After a difficult divorce and her father’s death, Shelly’s life slid into homelessness. But through despair and hardship, her relationship with God grew.
Our Prayer Requests: July 2020
These are prayer requests submitted by neighbors struggling with homelessness, poverty and addiction. Please join us as we remember these precious neighbors in our daily prayers.
A Place in the Sun: Patrick’s story of heartbreak, healing and home
Patrick lost his love to cancer and moved across the country only to slide into a deep depression. But at the Mission he found help, healing and a new home.
