Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (CVRM)

The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (cvrm) provides temporary food and shelter for the homeless and assists in finding permanent housing and employment. Clients who live in the Mission receive food and shelter and also participate in job skills training. Cvrm is an operational Mission, and clients train in various areas such as facilities, administration, kitchen, catering, thrift store, landscaping, and security. Each of the seven training areas prepares clients to work locally at restaurants, department stores, construction, and entertainment here in the desert. The public also receives hot meals in our publiic breakfast/lunch/dinner services. In 2023, this Mission served 328,500 meals for hungry and hurting men, women, and children. Cvrm prepared and distributed 3,789 food boxes throughout the year, which served over 70,000 children in families who had to choose between food and rent. Cvrm provided conformtable and safe shelter in the form of a bed to 174,105 homeless individuals. Volunteers blessed cvrm with 8,393 hours of service helping those in need. With the 2023 grants for housing, cvrm has assisted 89 people within 31 households into their own independent homes through case management for budgeting, preparing for their new home and follow up after placement, and the provision of rental deposits and first few months' rent. In 2023, cvrm outreach team traveled 5 days a week, served 10,400 individuals, distributed 240,750 hygiene, food and water items, and encouraged 22 people to come to cvrm for programs services.