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Allentown Rescue Mission Celebrates 125 years of Love and Hope
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(ALLENTOWN, PA) – This January, the Allentown Rescue Mission will celebrate 125 years of Rescuing,
Rehabilitating, and Restoring men experiencing homelessness. It’s launching a year-long social media
campaign to look back over its history and highlight moments, milestones, and the men who have
benefited from its life-changing services. The Mission is also challenging the public to raise $125,000 for
its 125 years of service through individual and corporate donations.
In 1900, Obediah Becker founded the Mission out of his family home, and by 1917, the Mission had
grown into a substantial institution and the growth continued throughout the years. Today, the Mission
shelters nearly 1,000 men and serves over 65,000 meals annually. It operates a 123-bed facility that
provides three distinct programs to help men change the trajectory of their lives. It rescues men off the
streets and teaches biblical principles and life skills in its Transformation Program to men seeking further
healing. Men who complete the Transformation Program, are eligible for immediate transitional
employment on the Clean Team Workforce where they gain work experience and save money for
housing to end their homelessness.
Over the decades, the Allentown Rescue Mission has adapted to and addressed the changing face of
homelessness to provide life-changing help to thousands of men. The Mission welcomed soldiers
returning from all tours of duty beginning with World War I, victims of the Great Depression, addicts
from the emerging drug culture of the 1960s, patients after the de-institutionalization of mental illness
and the AIDS epidemic, men financially injured from the 2008 recession and housing market collapse,
and most recently men looking for safe shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Over the past 125 years, the Allentown Rescue Mission has been an essential institution addressing
homelessness, re-education, and re-employment for thousands of clients. With continued community
support, we hope to carry on our Mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and restore men for the next 125
years,” said Skip Smith, CEO of the Allentown Rescue Mission.
The public is invited to follow the year-long celebration on Facebook, Instagram, or X, and donate to the
$125,000 fundraising challenge at www.allentownrescuemission.org or on Venmo or PayPal. The
Allentown Rescue Mission is a local non-profit that is 100% non-government funded. It thanks all
donors, supporters, and anyone considering supporting its Mission in the future.
Rehabilitating, and Restoring men experiencing homelessness. It’s launching a year-long social media
campaign to look back over its history and highlight moments, milestones, and the men who have
benefited from its life-changing services. The Mission is also challenging the public to raise $125,000 for
its 125 years of service through individual and corporate donations.
In 1900, Obediah Becker founded the Mission out of his family home, and by 1917, the Mission had
grown into a substantial institution and the growth continued throughout the years. Today, the Mission
shelters nearly 1,000 men and serves over 65,000 meals annually. It operates a 123-bed facility that
provides three distinct programs to help men change the trajectory of their lives. It rescues men off the
streets and teaches biblical principles and life skills in its Transformation Program to men seeking further
healing. Men who complete the Transformation Program, are eligible for immediate transitional
employment on the Clean Team Workforce where they gain work experience and save money for
housing to end their homelessness.
Over the decades, the Allentown Rescue Mission has adapted to and addressed the changing face of
homelessness to provide life-changing help to thousands of men. The Mission welcomed soldiers
returning from all tours of duty beginning with World War I, victims of the Great Depression, addicts
from the emerging drug culture of the 1960s, patients after the de-institutionalization of mental illness
and the AIDS epidemic, men financially injured from the 2008 recession and housing market collapse,
and most recently men looking for safe shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Over the past 125 years, the Allentown Rescue Mission has been an essential institution addressing
homelessness, re-education, and re-employment for thousands of clients. With continued community
support, we hope to carry on our Mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and restore men for the next 125
years,” said Skip Smith, CEO of the Allentown Rescue Mission.
The public is invited to follow the year-long celebration on Facebook, Instagram, or X, and donate to the
$125,000 fundraising challenge at www.allentownrescuemission.org or on Venmo or PayPal. The
Allentown Rescue Mission is a local non-profit that is 100% non-government funded. It thanks all
donors, supporters, and anyone considering supporting its Mission in the future.
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