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City Mission looks to stay on top of the latest information regarding the stories of Residents, Donors & Events inside City Mission as well as homelessness and poverty both here in our area and nationally. We would love to share some of this with you!

Mission Highlights Articles

City Mission Collaborates with Centerville Clinics

City Mission's Medical Clinic - showing an examination table within an examination room

December 5, 2019

“This collaboration is a dream come true,” Leah Dietrich, City Mission’s Director of Residential Programs, said of their new collaboration with Centerville Clinics. “Many of our residents come to us with complex medical issues and need help to work through them and get to the root of the issue, which requires follow-up and active care.

Boxes of Love - Thanksgiving

Boxes of Love per box contents: $75 Dollar value; 1 Frozen Turkey; Mashed potatoes; canned yams; canned green beans; instant stuffing mix; turkey gravy mix; canned corn; canned cranberry; cookies; family board game.

November 12, 2019

A 'Box of Love' is filled with all the contents of a Thanksgiving meal and will be used to feed over 250 families in the community. With your help they will be able to enjoy their Thanksgiving meal at home!

Your Donations to City Mission Thrift Stores

September 27, 2019

City Mission Thrift Stores are a critical mission asset, taking donations and helping our community by offering great deals on clothing and other items. But, first and foremost, proceeds from our stores keep City Mission doors open to transform lives from homelessness to independent living! Our Thrift stores offer quality items at bargain prices and by accepting your donations it helps remove clutter from our homes. “Thrift with a Purpose” is real at our thrift stores! Here are examples of how you help City Mission residents - while enjoying exceptional deals whether shopping or providing item donations.

11th Annual Celebrate Success

September 11, 2019

Thursday, October 10, 2019City Mission Dining Room. 84 W. Wheeling St., Washington, PA 15301. Doors open at 6pm.

It's Time to de-Clutter and Donate!

a cluttered kitchen with various arrangements of junk all over the counters

August 21, 2019

Are you looking for a place to donate clothing to? Look no further! City Mission Thrift Store will take your clothing donations! You can drop your items off at any one of our seven Store Locations or in one of our City Mission Donation Bins in an area near you. Your Donations Help Change Lives!

Fundraiser at The Fairmont Pittsburgh

August 1, 2019

No sooner had we cancelled our Escape to Havana Fall Gala due to funding shortages than a generous, anonymous donor GIFTED us with a complete, elegant dinner package at The Fairmont Pittsburgh! We are honoring the donors request by holding this fundraiser in hopes of raising $50,000.00 to benefit our Life- hanging Programs! There is no cost. Please attend on Saturday, August 24 and bring your friends.

Healing Through Chiropractic at City Mission

Dr. Carr administering Chiropractic services to a patient at City Mission's Medical Center

July 31, 2019

Many City Mission residents suffer from chronic pain and have turned to opioids and other pain-relieving drugs in the past. For many, this led them down the path of addiction and eventual homelessness. “Chiropractic has been proven to be one of the safest alternatives to decrease pain naturally, without drugs or surgery” he explained. Dr. Carr, who was last year’s recipient of City Mission’s Volunteer of the Year Award, saw the potential for chiropractic services to not only relieve the pain of City Mission residents but potentially change their lives.

New Murals for Veterans Shelter

Two State Correctional Institute - Fayette install murals at the Crabtree-Kovacicek Veterans House

July 19, 2019

Two beautiful, new murals were installed yesterday at the Crabtree-Kovacicek Veterans House. Five staff members from the State Correctional Institute (SCI) of Fayette came to City Mission to install the canvasses, which had been previously painted by inmates.

Escape to Havana Fall Gala

graphic representing City Mission's Havana Fall Gala cancellation

July 17, 2019

City Mission is cancelling the “Escape to Havana” Gala this year due to critical summer budget shortages. We have been quite transparent about our need for urgent funding over the past few months, and feel a Gala at this time involves considerable upfront expense that we can’t currently justify. Hopefully, we can try an event like this in the future.

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