history
All are welcome at the Washington City Mission. The community’s compassion has long secured our roots, and our branches reach further into the community every day. Since 1941, when Burt McCausland, a local businessman and minister, opened a storefront soup kitchen and chapel for neighbors who became impoverished during the Depression, we have remained steadfast in our purpose—to share Christ, to shelter, to heal, and to restore the homeless to independent living – without discrimination.
In the beginning, homeless men were the primary recipients of services. However, in 1986, the Mission opened the Avis Arbor women’s and Children’s shelter to meet the needs of the fastest growing homeless population – women and children.
The Arbuckle Medical Clinic was established in 1993 with a donation from the late James Arbuckle, a long-time supporter of the Mission, the Arbuckle Medical Clinic provides free preventive, primary, and urgent health care to the Washington City Mission’s 100 residents and many other homeless and uninsured neighbors in our community. The clinic works interdependently with all services offered at the Washington City Mission and cooperatively with community agencies and institutions such as assisted-care homes, addiction treatment centers, the Veterans Administration, and the Washington Hospital.
In 2002 the Avis Arbor program was expanded by 15% and our men’s program by 20%.
Hidden Treasures retail thrift stores have been established in Washington, Canonsburg, Donora and Greensburg
Sixty-five years of faith, generosity, and hard work have enabled the Mission to become the only shelter in Washington County serving the diverse needs of our homeless and impoverished neighbors. For the chronically and temporarily homeless, the working poor, low-income seniors, the disabled, and those in distress, the Mission provides the essentials of food, clothing, shelter, and love. |
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