
Clothing – Available through our Clothing and Give-Away Center and Operation Sonshine van outreach
Toiletries – Available by contacting the Mission or through Operation Sonshine
Emergency Food – Available by contacting the Mission
School Supplies – Available at schools each August
Christmas Dinner/Gift Box – Available on Christmas Eve
Holiday Meals – Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter
Public Breakfast – Available Monday – Saturday at Bliss Street
Breakfast is served Monday – Saturday at 19 Bliss Street from 7:00AM – 7:30AM and is open to anyone in need. 
The Center was established for the purpose of distributing clothing and other donated items to those who are in need. This program is available to men, women, and families.
Contact the Mission at 413.732.0808 for hours of operation.


Residents who complete the 12-month Biblical & academic curriculum have the opportunity to enter this facility for an additional 12 months. The goal of our Transitional Living Program is to meet basic life needs while allowing the guest to work on their next phase of rehabilitation; such as finding gainful employment, budgeting their money, obtaining an apartment, returning to family, returning to college while taking actions necessary to become a productive citizen. We provide free meals, shelter, clothing and showers, counseling, advocacy if needed, and medical attention/referrals.

Located at 148 Taylor Street in Springfield, MA, the goal of our Emergency Shelter is to meet the immediate and basic life needs of homeless men living in crisis by providing a safe, clean, warm and healthy environment. While meeting these immediate needs, each guest is encouraged to enter a local or regional rehabilitation program to deal with the issues that led them to homelessness. We provide showers with clean towels and personal care items, nutritious evening and morning meals, clean beds with fresh linens, medical attention, new undergarments and gently used clothing as needed, counseling, and advocacy.
The hours of operation are Monday - Saturday 4:00PM to 8:00AM. Beds are available first come, first serve.

Located at 19 Bliss Street in Springfield, MA, our Men’s New Life Program is a 12-month rehabilitation program for men. The goal is to provide services in a supportive environment so they may begin to develop and implement long-range plans toward a productive life based on a personal relationship with the Jesus.
The Men's New Life Program is designed to ...
... PRESENT the claims of Christ as contained in the Word of God to each Mission resident, and to encourage him to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
TEACH the fundamental truths of doctrines of the Word of God, thereby equipping each man to walk in the Spirit and not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.
... EXHORT each man, by biblical truth and example, to apply God's Word to his life in a practical way so that he may become a productive, godly member of society, and may bring the light of the gospel to a lost and dying world by both word and deed. (Colossians 1:28, 2 Timothy 4:2, and Titus 2:11-15)
... EDUCATE in our computer based learning center
... TRAIN in the following lessons:
The goal of the Springfield Rescue Mission since 1892 has been to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the hungry, homeless, addicted, and poor by introducing them to Christ and helping them apply the Word of God to every area of their lives. The Springfield Rescue Mission is a non-profit, Christian based Emergency Shelter and Rehabilitation Program providing food, clothing and shelter. No person is denied services based on race, creed, gender, or nationality.
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