When Nicole and Chuck met, as children, they were drawn to each other, magnetically. He, with his sideways smile. She, always looking over her shoulder. They got each other. They had a connection that went beyond understanding.  As they grew older, whenever they entered each other‘s homes, they knew to expect the unexpected. There was no wishing for something different.

Barrett Young, CEO of The Mission, describes how the need is growing for services for people who are homeless, and comments on the heartless of the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling that people who are homeless can now be arrested and fined for sleeping in public spaces. 

In his first year of college, Jason Williams was a student athlete. He didn’t like the program, though. So, he left college, planning on transferring to another school. “But I didn’t,” he lamented. “That was the worst mistake of my life.” Instead, he was drawn to the streets, selling drugs, making more money than he ever imagined. “It was all

As a child, growing up in Queens, Rafi Neal’s dad was in prison, and his mom “was going through her issues.” He paused, then added, as if to explain, “It was a back-and-forth thing.” His grandmother was the one touchstone in his life. “She was a church woman,” he shared, “with a deep calmness inside of her. She had a

We recently had an inspiring chat with Tony D’Orazio, co-founder of Carversville Farm Foundation, one of our generous partners. We learned more about his remarkable journey from the tech industry to establishing a regenerative farm dedicated to tackling food insecurity in the Greater Philadelphia area.  Carversville is a non-profit farm growing certified organic vegetables and pasture-raised meat and eggs—all for

Life can present challenges for many in our community, but encountering Arly and Eric, two exceptional employees at The Mission, can brighten even the hardest of days. Arly Uz-Barragan coordinates our Food Pantry, while Eric Featherer manages the Thrift Store. Together, they form the welcoming faces that greet our community members with warmth and care, each playing a unique yet

When Vida Wright, Vocational Development Coordinator at The Mission, talks with someone starting in our Behavioral Health Program who has been incarcerated and is still striving to recover, the first thing she says is: “Succeeding here is about your freedom.” She quickly adds, “Once you succeed in this program, you will have many freedoms. It can be as simple as