City Union Mission Inc

Family shelter: the mission offers food, shelter and assistance for women and families. The shelter has 148 beds in 31 rooms equipped for single or family occupancy, with overflow capabilities as needed during extreme weather conditions. The mission provides their guests with a safe place to stay, nutritious meals, spiritual counsel, and case management to address and resolve many of the traumatic issues they face. In fiscal year 2024 our family ministries provided our guests with 29,737 bed nights and 57,243 meals, 2,122 health screenings, and 67,916 pieces of clothing. The mission also provides transitional living housing for men, women and families.

Minor care center: the mission offers men with mental or physical disabilities accessible shelter and specialized services in a safe and secure environment. The mission coordinates guest care with local social, medical and mental health service providers to help stabilize their immediate physical and emotional conditions, while working to find longer term solutions, such as independent living or appropriate alternatives. 221 men were admitted into the care facility and 121 were placed in community housing, amounting to 5,514 bed nights and 19,962 meals.

Christian life program (clp): the mission offers a 12 to 18 month residential program providing men dedicated to recovery with individualized case management, counseling, work therapy, adult education (in our learning center), career development and job placement. This program takes a trauma-informed, holistic and personalized approach to rebuilding lives physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and spiritually. There were 39 program participants and 8 graduates. The clp provided 13,791 bed nights; 20,175 meals; and 1,950 hours in the learning center. New life program (nlp): the mission offers a 9 month residential program for women and families dedicated to recovery with individualized case management, counseling, work therapy, adult education (in our learning center), career development and job placement. The new life program residential program takes a trauma-informed, holistic and personalized approach to rebuilding lives physically, mentally, socially and spiritually. Clients are required to work toward earning their ged. The program focuses on empowering women with marketable job skills and promoting a healthy lifestyle through fitness and nutrition. The nlp has 56 beds available. The new life program provided over 4,134 bed nights in fy 2024, as well as almost 819 hours in the learning center. Camp cumcito (city union mission camp in the ozarks): the mission operates a summer camp that serves low-income children (ages 4-16). The camp offers guests the opportunity to enjoy swimming, hiking, canoeing, crafts, bible teaching, drama, songs and campfires, all designed to give kids new hope and a fun-packed week surrounded by love and discipline. Camp cumcito served 275 campers; and provided 3,468 meals and 1,152 bed nights vanderberg youth center program (vyc): the mission provides children and youth with a program of weekly bible study, organized play, homework tutoring, field trips, and other activities, helping boys and girls to develop responsible and godly attitudes toward themselves, their families, and community. The mission served 88 students; and provided 1,084 meals and 493 hours in the learning center. Community assistance (ca): the mission provides extensive, compassionate relief efforts to low-income community residents that includes the distribution of food, clothing, household items, furniture, and utility assistance, along with case management and a women's bible study. The mission also offers significant seasonal programs such as thanksgiving food assistance, mission christmas, and school clothing distribution. 1,283 guests were served, and 1,135 vouchers were provided to qualified guests to purchase needed items at the local "buy the pound" thrift store. Material warehouse: the mission owns a material warehouse that enables the receipt of large corporate product donations, e.g., food, paper items (plates, bowls, cups), plasticware, etc. The warehouse enables the mission to offer their services to more guests, as well as in a more efficient manner. Food warehouse: the mission maintains a food warehouse that allows them to receive and store large food quantities (both donated and purchased) in order to supply the food needs to our various minisries. The warehouse has freezer, refrigerated and dry storage capacity. Car ministry program: one of the greatest challenges our graduates face is reliable transportation. Even where public options are available, it is often time consuming and inflexible. Through the mission's car ministry program, we ensure many of our graduates are supported with reliable transportation so that they can get to work, manage grocery shopping and appointments, and care for their families' needs by providing them with a dependable vehicle. Qualified candidates will receive a car and assistance with maintaining that car for a year. Last fiscal year we were able to provide 10 graduates with a reliable vehicle. City thrift stores: our five city thrift stores, along with our lawrence drop off location, provide gently-used clothing, shoes and household items to the local community, in-house clients, as well as those at risk of becoming homeless in the community. The profits help fund city union mission.