Here's a snapshot of how your support strengthens our community. Thank you!
Codi and Jaydean, our kitchen coordinator and social worker, dressed up with volunteer, Don (right), to serve breakfast on Halloween.
Summer Stats Here's what you helped accomplish in July & August
Outreach / Social Work
287 Service Requests including:
41 housing referrals / support
23 ID clients
410 loads of laundry cleaned
Red Door Café
443 visits
135 clothing requests
36 referrals to social workers
Food Bank
815 visits
425 households served
312 children supported
Breakfast
3595 meals served
Thank you! Your caring support provides critical services in our community.
Mask Making with Rapunzel Halloween Fun in the Café
Our Social Work Student, Mara, prepared an amazing morning for Halloween treats and mask-making.
2025 Mission Breakfast Food, friends, and inspiration
Over 300 people attended to hear Guy Felicella
The amazing Kate Milton from Move 100 hosted
Musical accompaniment by Bebel Ribeiro and André Preztel
Guy speaks to guests following the event
Claudia Chender and Guy in conversation
BSM staff and Guy pose for a group photo
Photos by Tom Vinoya
What a morning! Guy Felicella spoke passionately about overcoming his addiction and shared insights on how others in his past situation can do the same. It took political will and community support to ensure the right supports were in place: harm reduction sites and recovery programs were a piece of the puzzle for him.
And he spoke powerfully about the impact of individuals in his life whose simple gesture of care—a hug, a hot coffee, a visit from his grandmother—kept him going until he was ready to face his past and change his future.
We couldn’t have asked for a better speaker this year. The beginning of his journey mirrors that of many of the folks at the Mission—people who are trying, as Guy said, despite everything we might think we see from the outside.
We’re profoundly grateful to you for supporting our work.
Thanks to your generous sponsors of this year's breakfast:
Check your Mailbox
Due to the postal strike, a crew of staff and volunteers are hand-delivering as many year-end letters to you as possible. Check your mailbox, between your doors, under your welcome mat...anywhere we could find to delivery your letter or Mission Wish List!
Join Heather Rankin, Linda Carvery, Suzy Hansen, Patrick Maubert, Katrina Philip and more (to be announced) for our first Miracle on Brunswick Street! Enjoy a festive evening of music, winter treats, and a holiday market. Thursday, November 27 at Brunswick Street Mission.
