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We are excited and deeply grateful to announce that our organization has been awarded a $300,000 grant through the Reimagine & Revitalize (R2) Program, funded by the Connecticut Social Equity Council and administered by The Community...
The steam rises from the plate as Kevin takes his first bite. The room is warm. Someone says, “Welcome. You belong here.” For Kevin, that first meal at Bridgeport Rescue Mission wasn’t just food. It was the beginning of hope. “I wasn’t sure what to expect,” Kevin...
At 63 years old and in recovery from addiction, Gerhard was without stability or hope. Then his sister reached out to a former pastor, who recommended Bridgeport Rescue Mission. That call changed everything. Thanks to compassionate people like you, we welcomed Gerhard...
Brian worked for the same company for nearly 25 years – a place where social drinking was part of the culture. Yet over time it became a daily habit, Brian says, “without me really realizing the damage I was doing.” It started with what others might consider little...
Born into a chaotic environment where both parents battled addiction, Autumn was deprived of attention, guidance and essentials, and she endured bouts of physical abuse. “I went to school with bruises,” she recalls. “I was bullied a lot for not having nice clothes or...
Throughout his adult years, Ruben struggled with negativity and self-degradation, the source of which he never understood. “I was never thinking positive,” he says. “By always doubting myself, I didn’t allow myself to look forward. I thought I was gonna always be at...
“I owned a home at one point. I had my family. I had a good job.” But all that changed when Diane met a man who said he loved her but began to control all aspects of her life – where she went, what she wore, who she spoke with, how she spent every penny. “I did...
Richard began hanging out with an older crowd – adopting their destructive habits – when he was only 11. His father had left home years earlier, forcing his mother to work several jobs, leaving Richard and his siblings with little supervision. “I started at a very...
Maribel’s childhood home was dark and dangerous, filled with addiction and abuse. “My mom was a violent alcoholic, my father was a drug dealer and I was molested from the age of 7 until I was 13.” Maribel bore deep emotional scars, and before long, she began numbing...
“The Mission took a chance with me…” Michael was raised by a single mother who worked several jobs, often forcing her to leave her son to fend for himself. “I veered off into the streets when I was 13, smoking weed and drinking,” he says. “Back then it was just for...