KCRM News Feed

Congratulations to our executive director, Rev. Joe Colaizzi, on receiving the "Second Mile Award" from the Kansas City District Church of the Nazarene for 25 years of service leading the Kansas City Rescue Mission! Here are Joe and family after receiving the award.

Read our latest blog entry! Jesus, the Homeless Man.

Little ones attending Vacation Bible School at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church took KCRM’s G2:10 Challenge in June!

Youth from Kingsland, Texas, serenaded KCRM while volunteering in our kitchen during lunch. Some of the group, a part of Adventures in Missions, helped prepare lunch while others braved intense heat and tall weeds to work on KCRM’s garden.  “They helped us find the cucumbers and watermelon!” Volunteer Coordinator Juliann Hansen enthused.

KCRM’s nurse, Liz Preston, noted an upswing in severe sunburns, heat exhaustion and other heat-related illnesses.  She is requesting ball caps, sun block, aloe vera gel and hydrocortisone to help treat future patients.  “A simple ball cap is a good sunburn deterrent,” Liz says.  To help meet this need, bring donations to 1520 Cherry Street, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Saturday.

KCRM's first "Works in Progress" First Friday event of this summer was a great success! 238 attended, not counting around 50 volunteers, artists and staff combined. You helped us build TP Tower! 5500 rolls of toilet paper was collected -- more than half our goal! The tower reached almost 20 feet by the end of the evening. Thanks to ALL who pariticipated! See the photos!

Friday, June 4, KCTV 5's Iris Hermosillo broadcast live from KCRM to promote the Mission's First Friday's Art Show and our TP Tower. The station invited viewers to come down to KCRM and join in our effort to collect 10,500 rolls of toilet paper--a value of around $6,500! "KCRM uses around 10,500 rolls of TP each year," said Development Officer Julie Larocco. With the money we save, we'll be able to invest even more in the lives of the homeless and our C-COR residents." Larocco estimates the tower will be around 24-feet tall. Click here to watch.

Follow a trail of socks from Georgia to the Kansas City Rescue Mission.

KCRM Helps Meet The Need for Christmas in Excelsior Springs

Cameron Church of the Nazarene Builds a TP Teepee for KCRM!

Kansas City Rescue Mission steps up efforts to reduce, reuse, recycle to save money and resources in a tough economy

Services to Our Clients, 2008-2009

Total unduplicated clients served	1,589
Shelter nights provided	38,628
Meals provided	89,847
Articles of clothing distributed	13,951
Case management sessions	4,897
Individuals placed in permanent housing	163
Chaplaincy counseling sessions	1,303
Chapel attendance	24,812
Christian Community of Recovery residents	55
Christian Community of Recovery graduates	13
Unduplicated volunteers	2,610
Volunteer hours of service	13,280
Professional Services Value	$31,141.00

 

KCRM Annual Financial Report, 2008-2009
(for the fiscal year 07/01/08 - 06/30/09)

The figures shown have been obtained from KCRM’s 2009 financial statements, which are audited by Keller & Owens, LLC and available upon request. KCRM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri and recognized by the federal government for tax-deductible contributions. Guidelines for acceptance and participation in the programs of KCRM are the same for everyone, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or handicap.