Program areas at Central Union Mission
Comprehensive family resource center - we provided 329,470 bags of groceries to people onsite and to local partners. An average of 5,623 people were served food and clothing monthly onsite and through partners. Mission donors donated to operation christmas miracle providing gifts to 800 children, and backpacks and school supplies for 277 children. We continue to grow our co-located service center, including job training and placement, education, social workers, parenting classes, addiction support, legal aid, assistance with housing placement, as well as food and clothing.
Partnership - through building partnerships with volunteers and prayer partners, donors and foundation, our churches, businesses and others who connect with the Mission, we will model christ's principles to facilitate sharing the gospel with non-believers. The Mission hosted 3,000 on-site volunteer opportunities (7,400 hours of volunteer work at the men's emergency shelter for upkeep, meal service and special events, comprehensive family resource center, Mission muffins, workforce development & education, lambert house, camp bennett, administrative office) and over 950 off-site volunteer opportunities, including development of new programs in northern Virginia (nova) for over 4,000 hours of volunteer work.
Men's ministry - these programs not only provide for physical and safety needs, they also give people the skills to return to their community successfully restored knowing they have the educational, relational and spiritual foundation to stand on their own. We provided 55,511 bed - nights of shelter and 166,756 meals for men experiencing homelessness. The restoration & transformation program helped 26 men seek salvation or rededicate their life to christ. We provided 136 medical and dental exams. Our workforce & development program assisted men find 85 full or part time positions.