DRM
Role in the Mentoring Program:
- Provide cash assistance in the amount of $750.
- Provide additional cash incentives, up to $300.
- Recruit, support cultural mentor teams.
Visit the Denver Rescue Mission website:
Founded in 1892, the Denver Rescue Mission is the oldest full service Christian charity in the Rocky Mountain region. Its motto is “Changing lives in the name of Christ,” which it seeks to do through meeting basic needs and providing rehabilitation and transitional programs. Started in 1988, Family Rescue Ministry (FRM) is the Family Services branch of the Denver Rescue Mission. It seeks to place homeless families in the Denver area into housing and match each family with a mentor team to help guide them towards success and self-sufficiency. Family Services has three branches, the STAR Program, a transitional program for families, the Family and Senior Homeless Initiative (FSHI), a partnership with the city of Denver to place homeless families into housing, and Family Refugee Services (FRS). Seeking the opportunity to aid more international families, Family Refugee Services began as a partnership with and Lutheran Family Services in 2003. The two organizations shared a similar vision, that refugee families could best be served by mentor teams who were willing to meet the family’s needs at a personal and relational level. FRS helps recruit and support mentor teams and provides additional resources and cash incentives for each family.