It Gives Me Hope

Resident Merlin M. has been at City Mission for a month now and really likes it. "It's a great organization with great people," he said. "It gives me hope for humanity because the people who stay here ---and the people who run the Mission---have an abundance of love and understanding."

USC Rotary Donates Funds for CET

Thanks to the Upper Saint Clair Rotary, who provided us with a generous donation for our Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET) program for residents. CET is a revolutionary new therapy that has been shown to build new neural capacity in the brain. Pictured here are Pete Muck, treasurer of the USC Rotary and our Director of Development, Dr. Sally Mounts. We really appreciate this Rotary club--each year, they generously support a number of well-deserving regional charities.

Rostraver Hidden Treasures Celebrates 2 Years!

Join us for a celebration of two years in the Rostraver area with City Mission's Hidden Treasures Store on April 11 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Jimmy Sykes will be providing live entertainment, and we'll have food, prizes and a special anniversary sale

Resident Story - Matt S.

Resident Matt S. is so grateful for City mission. "God is working on my heart every day here. He has placed godly people in my life and I continue to grow in His love and word. This Mission leads men and women to a life of healing."

McCausland Men's Shelter

The McCausland Shelter for Men, established in 1941, provides services to homeless men with or without addiction and/or mental illness. All residents, whether they need to stay in the Mission for a night or a year, receive hot meals, clothing, showers and a safe place to sleep.

The shelter provides an environment that allows our residents to grow and to heal, thus leading them back to independent living. By focusing on the root problems that cause homelessness (lack of affordable housing, underdeveloped employment potential, lack of income, chronic substance abuse, mental health and medical problems and paucity of spiritual development) City Mission provides a secure base for men who formally lived on the streets. 

Additionally: 

• In FY 2013-2014, the McCausland Shelter served 315 adult men and provided 24,543 nights of shelter.
• City Mission has experienced overcrowding as homelessness has spiked in our region. However, no one is turned away. The Shelter also houses up to 25 men each night in the overflow Chapel area during cold weather.
• According to recent studies, the average success rate of substance abuse treatment centers is between three and eight percent. The success rate for McCausland Shelter residents for FY 2013-2014 was far higher - 45 percent overall in the domain of substance abuse recovery alone.
• Over 37 percent of Shelter residents enroll in our long-term program, where they receive free medical care, legal services, vocational training, Biblically-based counseling, internal case management and outside referrals. The overall success rate for FY 2013-2014 was 39 percent for men who stayed in the program for longer than 90 days.
• McCausland Shelter staff works collaboratively with over 30 other organizations, ranging from community hospitals to drug and alcohol providers to mental health facilities and other social service agencies, to serve the resident population.

Birthdays for City Mission

Ten-year-old Oliva Vettorel, pictured here with her mother Kyra, recently had a birthday party and asked all of her friends to bring donations to City Mission instead of gifts. "Most people that come here to City Mission don't have much," she said. "And I already have lots of toys." She presented the Mission with a generous donation check.

"Olivia has a very generous heart," said mom Kyra. "She's always trying to find new ways to help people."  Thanks so much for helping City Mission, Olivia!

Hidden Treasures Grand Opening

On Tuesday, March 17 City Mission celebrated the grand re-opening of Hidden Treasures in Washington. Hidden Treasures was formally located on Jefferson Avenue but closed that location at the end of December 2014. Hidden Treasures can now be found at the corner of West Beau and Washington in the old Three Rivers Auction Building.

City Mission is very blessed to be serving in the community of Washington and wanted to invite everyone to join in this grand celebration. Over 75 people attended the ribbon cutting ceremony and heard remarks from Mayor Brenda Davis and State Senator Camera Bartolotta.

Thank you to County Commissioner Irey Vaughan, County Commissioner Maggi, Senator Bartolotta, Dean Gartland, Mayor Davis and County Commissioner Shober for coming to City Mission's Grand Re-opening of Hidden Treasures in Washington.