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About the Atlantic City Rescue Mission

A nonprofit, Christian social service ministry that has provided life-saving care for the poor and homeless in southern New Jersey since 1964. People who have no home, no family or friends, or no sense of self-worth receive practical help, counseling, and Christian compassion. Through effective, innovative, Christian-based recovery programs, people are brought from despair into a productive, good quality of life within the community.

Read the Mission Statement

Who do we help?

• Poor and homeless men, women, and families in southern New Jersey
• Deinstitutionalized mentally ill with no support
• Individuals addicted to alcohol, drugs, and gambling
• Dispossessed elderly or disabled

Read testimonies from our clients.

How do we help them?

• Meals in our dining hall
• Safe shelter for men, women, and single mothers with children
• 18-month residential homeless recovery (Overcomers Program)
• 120-day Work Readiness Program
• Individual and group counseling
• Two chapel services each day
• Daily Bible studies
• Job placement program, in partnership with local businesses
• Assistance in finding permanent housing
• Classes for our residents in life skills, parenting, GED/Literacy
• Barnabas House, a transitional housing program in Wildwood, NJ for graduates of addiction recovery programs

Learn more about our programs for the homeless

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How many people do we help?

• Serving approximately: 647 meals per day
• Housing approximately 194 men, 39 women, and 9 mothers with 13 children each night
• Provide an average of 124 emergency food baskets each month to local families in crisis

Read the statistics of how many people were helped at the Atlantic City Rescue Mission in the past decade

How is the Mission financed?

The Atlantic City Rescue Mission is not a governmental agency. We are a private nonprofit organization supported mainly through donations from individual people, businesses, and organizations in the community who care about the poor and homeless.

See our income and expense information

Find out how you can help support the Mission

Who actually helps the people who come to the Mission?

The Mission employs full- and part-time paid staff and utilizes the talents of many generous volunteers.