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Caring for the Vulnerable During Historic Cold Weather: A Chat with Waterfront Mission’s Clay Romano

January 24, 2025

This morning, Waterfront Mission President/CEO Clay Romano joined Pensacola News Radio host Andrew McKay to discuss the impactful week at the Mission. A historic snowstorm swept through Pensacola, creating one of the busiest weeks ever for the Mission’s operations. During the conversation, Clay highlighted the Mission’s response to the crisis and the efforts to care…

Business Leaders and Community Non-Profit Renovate for a Purpose

January 15, 2025

Pensacola, FL – Exciting things happen when employees from Pensacola’s largest employer collaborate with the city’s longest-standing non-profit organization! Waterfront Rescue Mission, a cornerstone of support for the Gulf Coast’s homeless and those struggling with addiction, recently sought to renovate the Nehemiah House, the oldest of Waterfront’s transitional houses. The Nehemiah House has been vacant…

2024 Candlelight Memorial Service

November 13, 2024

The 2024 Candlelight Memorial Service will take place on Thursday, November 21st at both our Pensacola and Mobile Missions. The purpose of this event is to remember those in the homeless community who have lost their lives in the last year. We invite the community to join us in prayer during this event. DATE: November 21, 2023…

Thanksgiving Volunteering Opportunities

November 13, 2024

Gather, give, and serve! Join our Thanksgiving volunteer team to help those in need. Sign-ups are now available online via our Volunteer Portal. Whether you would like to help with food prep before Thanksgiving or help with a variety of tasks during our Thanksgiving banquet, you can find a variety of opportunities at the Mission…

2023 Cold Weather Community Forum

October 17, 2023

The Cold Weather Community Forum will take place on Wednesday, November 8th. Real Change Escambia will run the event, but it will be hosted at Waterfront Rescue Mission in Pensacola. The purpose of this event is to team up with our community partners to produce a “cold weather plan” for this winter.  LOCATION: Waterfront Rescue Mission, 348…

Our Summer LifeBuilder Graduation

October 13, 2023

This August we celebrated the men that graduated from our LifeBuilder Recovery Program. Earlier this year, the 90-day program was restructured to a three-phase program totaling 9 months in duration. Phase 1 – Recovery Readiness, Phase 2- LifeBuilder, and Phase 3 – Career Development. This format was to better ensure that our clients were equipped…

client who has been helped by waterfront rescue mission

Meet George

October 2, 2023

Meet LifeBuilder Recovery Program Client George George had a rough childhood growing up and spent nearly twenty years off and on of his adult life battling drug and alcohol addictions. He experienced periods of homelessness, brief months of sobriety followed by relapse, and eventually two heart attacks. He finally realized he needed to leave the…

client who has been helped by waterfront rescue mission

Meet Bobby

October 2, 2023

Meet Bobby.    Bobby was living homeless when he was struck by a car while walking along the roadway.  He sustained serious injuries.  It ended up being his wake-up call.  “After the hospital put my body back together, they sent me to Waterfront,” he said, following a five-day hospital stay.  During his weeks-long stay in Waterfront’s…

Meet Ronnie

September 19, 2023

I was in my mid-40s, locked up in a psych ward for the third time in three months. Night and day, I was lost in visions of all the terrible things I’d done in my life – decades of alcohol and drug addiction, abusing women, running with gangs, and preaching white supremacy. I could smell…

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