Providing Hope To The Hopeless, Abused, and Disadvantaged Of Our Community.
DRMM is calling on friends and supporters to make this a Christmas that those in need will never forget. For the holidays we will need extra volunteers—students, individuals, groups, churches, we have a place for you!
Sportsman Channel and its partner Comcast prepared and served sumptuous lunch to over 250 clients at our emergency shelter on Third Street Detroit. We are indeed grateful.
Since 2013 Buckets of Rain has helped raise 850 bushels of vegetables for distribution to struggling Detroit families, individuals, DRMM, and other organizations that feed the hungry. With the help of many volunteers, abandoned lots have been renovated to make room for row after row of raised beds, where everything from beans to zucchini is nurtured from tiny seeds to nutritious produce.
Recently, Ford Motor Company provided a gift of $25,000 to build a greenhouse near DRMM’s Genesis I facility. Construction is nearing completion on this vital resource that will provide fresh fruit and vegetable to DRMM’s kitchen, which feeds thousands of men, women, and children every day.
Thanks to Ford Motor Company, Buckets of Rain, and the hard work of dozens of volunteers, DRMM’s kitchen will soon serve up fresh, locally grown fruit and vegetables that will nourish those who are hungry and in need.
Henry Ford Health System partners with DRMM to ensure the health and safety of homeless patients
The tragic reality for homeless people who end up in the hospital is there is nowhere for them to go when they are released, particularly for those who are still in a vulnerable state. That’s why DRMM has teamed up with Henry Ford Health Systems to offer a safe refuge for patients who are being released from the hospital, but still need care and have no safe place to call home.
“DRMM has always been there for people in our community who are in need, and these patients are greatly in need of Christ’s love and mercy. So far, we have welcomed about 100 patients who are recovering from a serious accident, addiction or other health concern, and need a little extra help to get back on their feet,” says Chad Audi, President of DRMM. “Caring donors make it possible for us to go the extra mile, and the results are saved and changed lives.”
Katherine is among a great many men and women at DRMM who will see Christmas in a whole new way this year. Your support has brought her in off the streets, helped her break the bonds of addiction, and opened her heart to God’s love and to His plans for her.
“One of the girls here kept calling me, telling me to come to treatment. And I finally did. I was very intoxicated, angry, hurt, ashamed, guilty—just a full range of emotions. I didn’t see any hope . . . I had run out of options.
“I made a decision that I really wanted to be clean. DRMM brought me to a place where I can be honest with myself without being ashamed. They were truthful about my situation and gave me material and groups [that helped me understand] what God can do for me.
“The spirituality here is just unbelievable. I love singing and giving my testimony. God brought me from the darkness into the light—not because I deserved it—just because of His grace and mercy. Being separated from God leads to being homeless, to no toothbrush or toothpaste, to no toilet paper, and living like an animal. I don’t want to live like that anymore. When I came to DRMM, there was a lot of love at the door. They hugged me and loved me and said, ‘Katherine, we’ve been waiting for you.’
“I came in here with huge amounts of pain, but I learned hope, faith, and love and that’s why I stayed.
“DRMM has prepared me well for the outside world and it’s going to continue to get better and better. There are going to be obstacles, but they have given me a foundation.”
Thank you for your ongoing partnership that allows DRMM to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, and offer the tools for sobriety and permanent life change. We can’t do it without you!
Your support is saving and changing lives each day—lives like Katherine’s.
Since DRMM’s founding in 1909, hundreds of thousands of people have received the tools and encouragement they needed to overcome addiction, homelessness, and poverty. New beginnings are what your support makes possible through transitional housing, job and education counseling, substance abuse treatment, spiritual guidance, and more. Celebrate with us as 300 men and women graduates begin their new lives!
“DRMM has saved my life and given me a new beginning.” —Angelina
“I am thankful to God and DRMM for giving me a second chance at life. After getting out of prison, no one would hire me or rent housing to me. The Mission not only gave me employment as a cook, but they are also in the process of helping with housing . . . changing my whole outlook on life and making me a better person, especially in the way I treat others.” —Charles
“DRMM has given me the skills I need to live a clean and sober life. I will be the woman God wants me to be.” —Shawana
“Since coming to DRMM, I have made good progress. My health is better and I was able to save money to move into my own place. I thank God and DRMM.” —William
Special thanks to all caring friends and donors whose ongoing support ensures DRMM’s programs can give those who are lost and broken a second chance in life!
Independence, confidence, sobriety, hope, and faith—these are among the great gifts your support has instilled in the lives of DRMM’s 2016 graduates.
William’s hunger had become a sharp pain because he hadn’t had much to eat in a long time. But his hope was even more desperate than his hunger, because—with all his heart—William longed to change his life.
Thanks to the gift of a meal provided by a caring friend and donor, we were able to welcome William to a seat at our table as though he was family, and we made sure he got the good, nutritious meal he urgently needed. Then, with tears in his eyes, he asked if it was true that DRMM (Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries) could help him change his life once and for all.
DRMM is a place where new beginnings happen every day
William then told us how addiction to drugs had taken everything that had mattered to him and left him a shell of his former self—a man William did not want to be. “I stole from anybody and everybody I could to support my habit,” William says.
With deep shame, he shared how some of his victims included members of his own family. But since he has entered into our treatment program, William has found the courage to reach out to each of them in the hope of gaining their forgiveness. “I apologized for the things I did to them. Stealing and taking their cars, running off with their money, and things like that. Through the grace of God, they’ve accepted me . . .”
This Christmas will be very different for William—and for those who love him
William is a new man today, inside and out. He is clean and sober, his relationships are on the mend, and independence is on the horizon. For the first time in decades, William is excited about Christmas and whatever the new year brings. His commitment to a new beginning in life serves as an inspiration to others who are turning to DRMM for help. He tells everyone, “I am very serious about my recovery. This journey I’m on is for the rest of my life.”
Thank you for your generosity which allows DRMM to help people like William who are hungry, hurting, and desperate to change their lives!
William was desperate to leave his addictions behind and for a good, hot meal. Your generosity made his new beginning possible!