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About Us

"Blessed be the Lord..."

The Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Youngstown, Ohio. It has provided physical and spiritual assistance to the needy in Mahoning, Columbiana, and Trumbull counties since 1893. Operating from two facilities, the Rescue Mission offers food, safety and shelter, clothing, Biblical instruction, referral services, residential programs, and individual educational evaluation and instruction for adults and children.

2 Locations:

Residence Center
962 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
P.O. Box 298
Youngstown, Ohio 44501- 0298
Phone: 330-744-5486
Fax: 330-744-1420
Open 24 hours daily

Distribution Center                                                 2246 Glenwood Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44511            
330-744-5485
Fax 330-788-8518
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM M-F (closed holidays)                                        

Latest Months Statistics - October 2005

  • Meals Provided - 11,118
  • Overnight Stays - 1,977 (467 children)
  • Learning Center - 294 classroom hours
  • Food Baskets - 43
  • Furniture - 23 individuals provided with home furnishings
  • Clothing - 391 individuals provided with clothing

Latest Fiscal Year Statistics - 10/1/04 - 9/31/05

  • Meals Provided - 121,845
  • Overnight Stays - 26,393 (4,101 children)
  • Learning Center - 2,324 classroom hours
  • Food Baskets - 778
  • Furniture - 289 individuals provided with home furnishings
  • Clothing - 3,338 individuals provided with clothing

Executive Director: Rev. David L. Sherrard

Board of Directors 2004-2005:

  • President: ..........Atty. John A. Jeren, Jr.
  • Vice-President: ...Don Rosa
  • Chaplain: ............Rev. James Holbrook
  • Treasurer: ..........Judy R. Sees, CPA
  • Secretary: ..........John L. Mayo, DDS
  • Member: .............Atty. Bruce W. Bennett
  • Member: .............Chuck Eddy, Jr
  • Member: .............Ronald E. Midgley
  • Member: .............Tom Wronkovich

"Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation." - Psalm 68:19 KJV

Distribution Center:
Your hands extended...

2246 Glenwood Ave.
Youngstown, OH 44511
330-744-5485
Fax 330-788-8518
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, M-F
(closed holidays)

Distribution is the focal point of all items donated to the Mission - food … materials, or anything else people can think of to help those in need. All items are distributed FREE OF CHARGE during regularly scheduled hours. Larger items such as appliances, furniture, bedding and food baskets are given out by appointment. All donations fill needs in the following order:

  • Ministry
  • Residents
  • General Public

Volunteers are the life blood of the Center - sorting, shelving, and sharing all the merchandise in what our clients call the Mission Mall.

Would you like more information about how you or your group can help?

Click here to find out how you can become a volunteer for the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley.

Click here to see how you can donate to our needs list.

"And I made treasurers over the treasuries … for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren." - Nehemiah 13:13 KJV

Residence Center:
 A hand up, not a hand out.

962 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
P.O. Box 298
Youngstown, Ohio 44501- 0298
Phone: 330-744-5486
Fax: 330-744-1420

The Mission is a window of hope to those who want to change. Our Residence Center is a haven for people, providing food, clothing, safety and shelter. Staff and volunteers help encourage, enable, and equip our residents educationally, biblically, and practically, all performed in an environment of love, dignity, and respect.

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
- Phil 4:13 KJV

Donor Support & Affiliation:
 How you provide Help for today, Hope for tomorrow.

The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley is owned and fully supported by the Community where it serves and is a top rated member of the Evangelical Council on Financial Accountability (ECFA). The Rescue Mission has been evaluated in relation to the 20 Better Business Bureau Standards for Charitable Accountability and meets all those Standards.  The financial records are audited annually by an independent accounting firm and are available upon request. The Rescue Mission is a "Certified Excellent" member of the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (AGRM).  We are also part of the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley accepts no Government or United Way funding. 

  • 70.4% Individuals and Businesses
  • 4.1% Memorials
  • 15.5% Other Revenue
  • 4.9% Churches & Religious Organizations
  • 5.1% Foundations & Corporations

Confidentiality – It is the policy of the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley that no information about donor identity will be released to any person or organization for any reason.

Donor Support

  • Individual
  • Local Businesses
  • Community Service Organizations
  • The Church

Affiliation

"And I made treasurers over the treasuries … for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren." - Nehemiah 13:13 KJV

Mission Milestones:
 1893 - 2004

Click here to view a chronology of the milestones in the history of the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley in Adobe Format (.pdf).

"Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen" - Isaiah 43: 18-20