Phoenix Rescue Mission

Phoenix Rescue Mission provides Christ-centered, life-transforming solutions to persons facing hunger, homelessness, addiction, and trauma. Our mission is accomplished in partnership with YOU, our supporters alongside hundreds of caring volunteers and dedicated staff. Together, we provide services that lead our homeless neighbors from despair to productivity and economic independence. Thank you for making this "your mission."

Update from CEO Ken Brissa

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The people who turn to Phoenix Rescue Mission have rarely had "good" lives. On the contrary, most of them have survived misery after misery. And yet, as they proceed through recovery, our guests grow not just in hope, but also in gratitude. That's because they've experienced the deeply personal truth of Psalm 34:18: Many men and women who take refuge here have seen and experienced the worst this world has to offer - from kidnapping and child abuse to violence, addiction, homelessness, hunger, broken homes and more. Yet they routinely testify to the goodness of God, that He was with them in their darkest moments.

Together, by God's grace, we are helping more of our brokenhearted neighbors experience God's goodness and lighting the way to a better 2024, and I want to thank you for giving homeless men, women and children the chance to experience the Lord's healing love.

Thank you again for your faithfulness, and God bless you.

Testimonials

"All my life, I felt unworthy and unloved."

This heavy statement is how Amy began her story. She explains the terror she experienced as a domestic violence survivor in an abusive seven-year relationship. "He slept with a gun at night, threatening to kill my family if I left. He knocked my teeth out. I didn't know how to leave," she recalled painfully. Amy's unlikely exit came on Christmas Eve, after she got sick with COVID. She snuck away, and eventually ended up on her friend's couch. She heard about Phoenix Rescue Mission, and knew it was her way forward.

"The Mission has blessed me in so many ways. It's God in this place- it's so beautiful. It's not easy in the beginning - but then you see the other side of it. They love you when you can't love yourself," she shared through tears.

Amy had tried mental health hospitals and medication to escape her life, but none of it worked. "I knew Christ was the only answer." The Mission gave her the safety and the community to experience the transforming, lasting love of Jesus.

It's been over a year since Amy left her abusive ex, and she has found true inner healing. She has plans to work with other women who have been through similar journeys.

"I'm still broken, but he's putting all the pieces back together," Amy shared with gratitude. "All glory be to God."