Homeless Helping the Homeless

The Homeless Helping the Homeles.

The River's mission is to help the homeless, the desperately broken, and low income right where they are and come alongside to aid them in getting where they need to go in life.

We are a family of hope,  Some of our workers have been homeless andnow encourage those who are struggling in life to find that place of Healing, Change, and Growth.

The River Mission is a ministry and community center
that provides Help, Hope, and Healing to everyone, especially the homeless, regaurdless of faith or lack thereof.  We fill material, physical, emotional, mental, life-style, and spiritual needs while restoring a sense of worth.

We're currently meeting at the Second Reformed Church,  our host church. They've been such an incredible support for over seven years but they're no longer able to continue. We're in need of funds in order to continue to help those in need.

Our services are Wednesdays at 6:00  pm with Bagels and Bible Night, and Sunday evening worship services at 600 pm with dinner at 7:00. It' a family gathering for those without family. Our day program is every Tuesday from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM.

We have a clothing and a food pantry available always for whoever is in need along with toiletries and other life essentials.  Furniture, cookware and other necessaties  are also available. Other services provided upon request. We also canvas the area to help provide for those living on the streets.

The Pastor provides support to those in need by listening, praying, laughing and crying with, and offering spiritual guidance at church or wherever people might be. And it's a "church home" for those who need a safe place to gather. Everyone is treated like family.

We're trying to save the ministry so that we can continue to help the homeless, the hopeless, and anyone else in distress or physical, mental, material or spiritual need. Would you help financially and/or with your prayers?

We thank you for your time in reading this.  Please feel free to reach out to Paul Nickels or Pastor Don McCracken.

Paul Nickels, Fundraising Assistant, Homeless Advocate
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Rev. Don McCracken
The River Mission
Homeless, Low Income, Mental Illnes, Ministry
@ The Second Reformed Church
486 Union Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
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