Goodwill Rescue Mission - Upcoming Events

Our Mission

Goodwill Rescue Mission offers help and hope to North Jersey’s urban poor and dispirited.

•	For mind and body: food, clothing, shelter, training and teaching.
•	For soul and spirit: the life-changing message of God’s love revealed in Jesus Christ.

Special Project

Hope Totes
Can you join us in this front-line ministry by collecting items to fill the totes?
Click here for more info.

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Commitment to Compassion | Hope is in the Bag

When you’re homeless, doing something as simple as brushing your teeth, shaving or washing your hair is a challenge. Think about it. How can you afford toothpaste, shampoo and soap when you don’t even have enough money for a cup of coffee?

Even if you had toiletries, how do you brush your teeth before bed when you don’t have a sink or a bed? How do you shower every morning when you live under a bridge, in an abandoned building or in the train station?

When men, women and children who are homeless catch a glimpse of themselves in the mirror, they are often disheartened by what they see. Unkempt hair. a dirty face. So one of the many ways we minister to the homeless who come to Goodwill rescue Mission is by giving them Hope Totes filled with personal care items.“

Hope Totes are filled with the everyday things we take for granted, like deodorant and toothbrushes,” says rev. Kenneth Thomas, program director. “This may seem like an insignificant thing to us, but for a homeless person, a gift of a Hope Tote is a gift of dignity and self-respect.”

Help Fill Totes with Hope

Can you join us in this front-line ministry by collecting items to fill the totes?
A Hope Tote drive is the perfect project for your school, office, church or house of worship, civic organization or neighborhood.

	To join in, just collect the following items in our special purple Hope Tote bags:
	Shampoo Conditioner Deodorant Toothpaste Toothbrushes Shaving cream Disposable razors Soap Socks	Brush Comb Tissues Shoelaces Lotion Lip balm Feminine hygiene products Perfume samples

Please contact Diana Welch at (973) 621-0016, ext. 37
or goodwill@grmnewark.org for more information or to
request Hope Tote bags to fill.

Goodwill Rescue Mission has served the poor and homeless of Newark, NJ and the surrounding area for over 110 years. We provide 150,000 meals and 100,000 days and nights of shelter annually to our area's neediest citizens. Each year over 300 men participate in one or more phases of our residential recovery program.

For more information visit us at www.grmnewark.org.

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