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 Imagine
being a child, doing all of the things that
children enjoy - going to school, making
friends, playing in the schoolyard - but
with one big difference: you have no place
to call home. Sounds like an incredibly sad
situation, doesn’t it? Well, that is the
reality for thousands of children and youths
across the country. In Detroit alone, there
are an estimated 3,540 homeless students.
Across the state of Michigan about 20,000
students are homeless, according to the
state
Department of Education. I have to
believe there are even more children out
there whose parents are ashamed to report to
the school system that they are homeless.
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“Paula” is getting a second chance at living
a productive and successful life. While
recovering from a longtime drug addiction,
Paula completed a customer service class at
the
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
conducted in partnership with
Wayne County Community College District.
She learned valuable computer skills and
landed a housekeeping job at a local hotel.
“As I started coming to customer service
class, I started seeing the positive things
in it that I can use to advance in
employment — how to dress for a job
interview, how to act on the job interview
and how to maintain a positive attitude,”
she says.
Paula began using drugs at the age of 14.
From marijuana to alcohol to cocaine,
Paula’s life spiraled out of control. She
was 42-years-old when she found the Detroit
Rescue Mission. “I didn’t like myself and I
was very depressed when I came in the
program, but I’m very positive today,” she
says. “Just to know that somebody cares and
wants to see you make it, that’s what the
Mission means to me. It gave me hope. It
saved my life, literally."
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DRMM Client Graduation
June 12, 2008 (11:00 a.m. - 1:00
p.m.)
The
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries'
annual graduation ceremony will honor 400
clients who have successfully completed our
treatment, job training, educational or
transitional housing programs. The event
will be held at the newly-renovated DRMM
Banquet Hall/Conference Center at 138
Stimson.
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk
September 26-28, 2008
For the fourth year, DRMM volunteers will
prepare, package and deliver thousands of
lunches to the participants in the 2008
Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, which covers 60
miles. Proceeds from the Walk benefit Susan
G. Komen for the Cure.
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As a non-profit, faith-based organization,
the
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM)
partners with the community to provide the
comprehensive services and programs that
have helped change the lives of thousands of
people. You, too, can help DRMM with its
mission. Here’s how you can contribute:
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Cash Donations
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Donated Goods (clothing, food,
furniture, etc.)
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Donated Assets
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Employee Contributions
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Volunteer Fundraising
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Prayer Partner
DRMM Needs of the Month
Genesis House II, located
at 2015 Webb in Detroit, provides
transitional housing for 62 homeless women
and their children to help them escape the
downward spiral of homelessness. They
receive food, clothing, counseling,
substance abuse recovery support and
training in goal-setting. We desperately
need:
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After several months of renovation, our
former Tabernacle Activity Building has been
transformed into the ultra-modern
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM)
Banquet Hall/Conference Center. The facility
is conveniently located in downtown Detroit
at 138 Stimson (one block south of Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd., between Woodward and
Cass), next door to our administrative
offices. The DRMM Banquet Hall/Conference
Center offers an array of meeting and event
services. Amenities include:
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Banquet and conference seating for 300
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Auditorium seating for 500
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Air conditioned
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Smaller meeting/fellowship room seats 50
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Kitchen facility
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State-of-the-art audio & visual
capabilities (Multi-Projection Units,
DVD, VCR)
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ADA-approved restroom facilities
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Ample lighted and secured parking
The DRMM Banquet Hall/Conference Center is
ideal for business and community groups,
churches, schools, universities, and
industry associations. We have all the tools
to make your event a success. For more
information or to schedule an event, please
call .
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It’s hard to believe that
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM)
volunteer Esther Sweeney is 99-years-old.
The spry Lincoln Park resident will
celebrate her 100th birthday in 2009, the
same year that DRMM turns 100. In fact,
Esther knew of the Stucky family who founded
the Detroit Rescue Mission.
Through the years, Esther was an avid
seamstress and made lots of blankets, quilts
and baby clothes for the men, women and
children served by DRMM. “I guess I put
myself in the place of the people at the
Mission who need help. It could be me. It
could be my children. They’re my neighbors.”
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