Rev. Tony Marciano

Founded in 1938, the Charlotte Rescue Mission has a long history of reaching out to the homeless and to those battling addictions. Today, the mission provides an intensive drug and alcohol recovery program to homeless or about to become homeless men and women. Our goal is to address the spiritual, mental, physical, emotional, social, and vocational issues of addiction with each person and return them as contributing members of society. Over the years the Rescue Mission has been located in several different uptown Charlotte buildings. It also has had several different names but the commitment to serving the homeless and sharing the gospel of Christ has never changed. During these years many of the homeless that came to the mission had problems with addictions. In 1990, the Mission made a commitment to have a Christian staff trained in substance abuse. This began a 90 day residential program to help the clients change their lives and become productive citizens in the community. This program is known as Rebound and has served thousands of men since it began. In 1992 our women’s program, Dove’s Nest, was started in a Dilworth location. Dove’s Nest currently provides similar training and counsel for twelve women battling addictions. 1995 saw the opening of a men’s halfway house further providing opportunities to men to get their feet on the ground and to continue the support they need to stay drug/alcohol free. The Charlotte Rescue Mission looks forward to continuing to improve and expand our existing programs. We also desire to reach out to the community to help the homeless. Last year we provided more than 200 additional meals a day for Charlotte’s Emergency Winter Shelter.