The Need

in Raleigh & Wake County

Individuals Homeless
Over
5,500
Individuals Homeless
Seeking Services
Children Homeless
Over
3,900
Children Homeless
Attending Wake Schools
Individuals in Poverty
Over
99,400
Individuals in Poverty
at risk of being homeless

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What Are We Doing

Individuals Homeless
199
Adults enrolled in our New Life Plan this year
Individuals Homeless
74
Children enrolled in our New Life Plan this year
Individuals Homeless
49
Men and women received career training and employed

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Hear Our Client's Stories

  • It's Never Too Late For Transformation
    At 60 years of age, Celia has found stability and her own apartment
    Celia's Story
  • Every Day Became About Survival
    Miriam found the courage to leave a long time abusive relationship
    Miriam's Story
  • Adverse childhood effects (ACEs) had devastating consequences for Kenny
    Watch his video to find out what Kenny found at the end of his 35-year struggle. 
    Kenny's Story
  • She worked up her courage to leave a public housing neighborhood
    Thanks to our New Life Plan Program, she has a job and recently moved with her children into a home of her own.
    Lashanda's Story
  • What seemed too good to be true indeed turned out to be too good to be true.
    Our New Life Plan is helping him turn things around
    Greg's Story
  • After 24 years in the military, Ivan found himself Homeless
    Ivan needed help when he could not cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.
    Ivan's Story
  • From homeless as a child to Biomolecular Engineer Graduate
    Alexandra came to the Mission as 9-year old child with her mother.
    Alexandra’s Story
  • April needed a new beginning and new life for her and her children.
    Raleigh Rescue Mission's New Life Plan offered all the support she needed to begin again.
    April's Story
  • Felix's mother chose her abuser over her own children.
    Because of support from friends like you, Felix took life and job-skills classes from the Mission, and found work during the night shift at a nursing home.
    Felix's Story
  • Growing up in foster care, she became the next generation of homelessness
    Thanks to caring friends like you, Lisa and her baby found food, shelter and life-changing hope at Raleigh Rescue Mission
    Lisa's Story
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