Evansville Rescue Mission Has Purchased A Building At 1400 Professional Boulevard

The Evansville Rescue Mission is announcing that it has purchased a building at 1400 Professional Boulevard for  the purpose of launching the future Susan H. Snyder Center for Women and Children.

According to President / CEO Tracy Gorman, “Over the last few years, the Evansville Rescue Mission has prayerfully  considered how our organization can amplify and increase its impact on our local community’s homeless  population. A part of this effort included a diligent search for a suitable location to serve homeless women and  children.”

Gorman further states, “Our overarching goal with the CWC, following completion of the renovation of the  building, is to provide hope, help, and healing to homeless women – including those with children. Final details  have not been solidified yet, but we envision creating approximately 30 apartment-style spaces for small families  to use, along with numerous “pods” for individual women who are not accompanied by children. We envision  these living spaces providing a place for women and children to safely reside and recuperate as they re-establish  familial stability and, ultimately, independence.”

“Perhaps the most exciting aspect of this project involves programming opportunities. Services we currently offer  to men at our Men’s Residence Center will be modified, supplemented, and bolstered to cater to the unique needs  that homeless women and children face. We know, however, that we will not be able to accomplish this task alone  and are excited for the prospect of working collaboratively with others in our community: ministries, churches,  government agencies, and other service providers. We envision leaning on one another for the benefit of the  women and children who will reside at the CWC to help them learn the life-skills necessary to not only survive, but  to thrive as members of our community.”

“Over the course of the next couple of years, the ERM will renovate the property to make what has been vacant  into something every woman and child (and indeed our entire community) can be proud of. At the same time, the  Mission will launch a capital campaign for the project; and we will collaboratively seek guidance, support, and  input from the stakeholders throughout the entire region as we develop programming and the plans we will  eventually put into practice once we open the CWC’s doors for the first time – sometime around March of 2025.”

The Evansville Rescue Mission was founded in 1917, and currently operates the Men’s Residence Center; Camp  Reveal; the Youth Care Center; The Thrift Store; Mission Grounds Coffee Shop; and the ERM Leadership and  Resource Center. Annually, the ERM serves over 300,000 meals in its Atrium Dining Room; and provides close to  50,000 nightly bed spaces. The ERM is led by Tracy L. Gorman, President / CEO; and a 13-member Board of  Directors.