How You Helped in 2012

In spite of challenges faced, 2012 was a year of great service at the Topeka Rescue Mission. The following are some of the many ways you helped make a difference. Thank you for your continued compassion towards those who are homeless or in need.

Guest Tracking

• 2,157 unduplicated individuals received shelter
  • 1129 men
  • 609 women
  • 419 children
• 96,626 total nights of shelter provided
• 267 individuals sheltered on average each night

Distribution Center

• 4,149 individuals received clothing through the Clothing Bank
• Approximately 17,184 household items, including beds, furniture and major appliances were given to 6,286 households.
• Countless personal hygiene items and school supplies were given to those in need

Food Services

• 258,321 meals from our kitchen
• 86,608 meals distributed through food boxes
• 202,817 meals and supplied food to partner agencies
• 547,746 total meals served and distributed

If food needed to be purchased, the estimated cost would have been $3.00 per meal or $1,643,238. However, because of the generosity of donors, the total monetary cost for food was only $64,653.82, or twelve cents ($.12) per meal, or a savings of $1,578,584.18.

Christmas

• 2,704 children were assisted with gifts, clothing and food
• 3,907 total individuals (including children) received gifts and food baskets

Direct Help

• 1,345 occurrences of medical help, including visits in our clinic, as well as dental, vision and prescription assistance
• 7,478 transportation vouchers (bus tickets, cab fare, etc.) were provided
• 61 occasions of rental and utility assistance were provided
• 406 occurrences of additional direct help for miscellaneous items (phone cards, stamps, identification, etc.) were also provided

Volunteer Services

• 34,431 volunteer hours were provided
• 910 volunteers
• 1,350 volunteer instances occurred on average each month

Conservatively, at minimum wage ($7.25/hour) these hours would have cost $249,624.75

2012 Expense by Source Program 72% This includes shelter, meals, rehabilitation programs, case management, housing referrals and services provided through our Distribution Center. Repairs and Maintenance 11% Covers the upkeep of 72,000 square feet of Mission property. Administrative 8% Includes donor system management, volunteer management, guest records and evaluation. Direct Help 4% Financial assistance provided for rent and utilities, medications, transportation, identification, stamps, phone cards and similar services provided to both guests and non-guests of the Mission. Public Relations and Advertising 3% Efforts used to acquire financial/material resources and volunteer recruitment. All efforts supported entirely by donations, no government funds used. Public Education 2% Information to the public on how to help the homeless.		Expenses by Source
2011 Income by Source
Individuals 72.3% Businesses 7.9% Churches 6.8% DC Recycling 6.6% Thrift Store 4.5% Associations 1.1% Misc. 0.8%		Income by Source