Causes: Christianity, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Homeless Shelters, Human Services, Religion

Mission: The mission of bridgeport rescue mission is to embrace the urban poor with the compassion of christ, giving hope and healing for a changed life. Bridgeport rescue mission demonstrates the love of god to hungry, homeless, and addicted people throughout fairfield county and lives out its mission in the following ways - by embrace, we mean to welcome, to encircle with our arms - by urban poor, we mean those with severely limited resources who live in the city - by compassion, we mean to love and touch others, as christ loved us - by hope, we mean providing encouragement and resources for a new start - by healing, we mean being restored in body, mind, and spirit through a personal relationship with jesus christ - by changed life, we mean going in a new direction and to realize our god-given purpose - by home, we mean having the opportunity to earn a living, secure housing, and be a healthy family again.

Programs: Bridgeport rescue mission (brm) demonstrates the love of god to hungry, homeless, and addicted people throughout fairfield county, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This mission is accomplished through brm's new life program which includes the operation of adult shelters, a mobile food kitchen, and various outreach programs throughout southwest connecticut. Brm provides a place of hope and dignity, fighting poverty from the inside out. Through the new life discipleship program, brm offers a yearlong education program, biblical counseling, and case management. Brm is funded by compassionate individuals, churches, businesses, organizations, and foundations, trusting in god to meet its needs.