SCR PROJECT - A.C. Rescue Mission

Name of Resource :  Atlantic City Rescue Mission
Location of Resource : 2009 Bacharach Blvd., PO Box 5358 Atlantic City, New Jersey 08404
Detailed description of services provided : 

WHO DO THEY HELP?

• Poor and homeless men, women, and families in southern New Jersey
• Deinstitutionalized mentally ill with no support
• Individuals addicted to alcohol, drugs, and gambling
• Elderly or disabled with no family and little income

HOW DO WE HELP?

• Meals in our dining hall
• Safe shelter for men, women, and single mothers with children
• 18-month residential homeless recovery (Overcomers Program)
• 120-day Work Readiness Program
• Individual and group counseling
• Two chapel services each day
• Daily Bible studies
• Job placement program, in partnership with local businesses
• Assistance in finding permanent housing
• Classes for our residents in life skills, parenting, GED/Literacy
• Transitional housing

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE HELP?

• Serving 700 meals per day
• Housing 192 men, 60 women, and 9 families each night
• Provide an average of 280 emergency food baskets each month to local families in crisis

The Atlantic City Rescue Mission is a wonderful community-based resource that provides people with an avenue to re-establish their foothold in society.  The individuals in the mission are from all walks of life and have fallen on hard times.  The mission provides people with a second chance and helps then along every step of the way.  They provide many resources that a school-based community would provide along with a number of community-based resources.  As a future social studies teacher, I feel that it is imperative that we teach our students the life skills necessary to survive in the world.  Volunteering in the community should be a part of all school curriculum.  We have a great resource in our community and everyone should experience the Atlantic City Rescue mission.