Trinity Rescue Mission Cook Gets A Second Chance At Life Michael Russ knows his way around a kitchen and is not afraid to let you know it. Currently serving as a cook for Trinity Rescue Mission, Russ couldn’t be happier to share his passion for good food with others. Also, who doesn’t love a great meal? […]
Gina Gianino’s Story
Lessons From An Overcomer: The Importance of Structure, Support, and Relying on God After more than 20 years on drugs and alcohol, Gina Gianino was finally able to walk away. Gianino is an overcomer. Before finding Trinity Rescue Mission, Gianino tried to find help using other options but found nothing that worked. It was […]
Kevin Kapner’s Story
Trinity Rescue Mission Restoring Faith During COVID-19 Like many individuals before the start of 2020, Kevin Kapner was doing well with a stable career and a home. Then he lost it all, almost in an instant. “Unfortunately, it was a perfect storm,” stated Kapner. “The company I was working for went out of business due […]
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising: Why is it the most effective approach?
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) fundraising is a new and exciting way to donate to Trinity Rescue Mission! This unique tool empowers you to further support the homeless men, women and children of Jacksonville in a unique and personal way. How Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Works With absolutely no cost, P2P giving provides you a personalized fundraising landing page to […]
Nikita Alexander’s Story
Nikita Alexander came to us in July of 2019 in need of a change in her life. She wanted to make better choices, but needed guidance, opportunity, and support. She wanted to be better for herself and her daughter. Walking through our doors, Nikita had a desire and pushed herself to achieve it. Read Nikita’s […]
William Jenkins: Coach, Mentor, Father, Friend
William “Coach” Jenkins has been part of Trinity Rescue Mission for the past 8 years. He came to us needing guidance in his life, but little did we know how much we needed him. In 2013, Coach walked through our doors and immediately started changing his life as well as the lives around him. Upon […]
Kimberly Yawn’s Story
We can all agree on this: Life is hard. We start out with hopes and dreams on the sometimes rocky road to happiness and fulfilment. Along the way there are potholes and detours coupled with questionable decisions on which fork in the road to take. Making wrong choices can result in the dead end of […]
Meet Rob Carryl – Advocate for the Homeless
We had the opportunity to chat with Rob Carryl recently about his ongoing support of Trinity Rescue Mission and thought you might be encouraged by the conversation. First of all, Rob is a born-and-raised in Jacksonville guy, going to westside schools Stilwell and Ed White High School. Thirty-two years ago, Rob went to work for […]
New Year’s Resolution
At the beginning of the year, we asked several of our residents to think about what they would like to accomplish this year. We had several write down some amazing goals and who are in the process of making these goals happen! Ashley Chila “In 2021, I want to work on authentic healing in my […]
Neil Fails’ Story
Change is hard, we all know that. Take, for instance, Daylight Savings Time. We dread that day. No one wants to see it coming and we feel helpless to stop it. It messes up our schedules, our sleep, basically, our life. Change – the evil verb. But what if a change was so huge that […]
Dan Chamberlin’s Story
“My name is Daniel Chamberlin and this is my story of how I came to Trinity. Over the past five years, I’ve been in and out of programs and shelters, but always end up back to my alcohol addiction. I’ve been in the food and beverage industry for 15 years. I have been employed from […]
John Deeser’s Story
“I came to Trinity Rescue Mission in late 2009, LOST. I had pushed away my children and embarrassed my family to the point where they could no longer have a relationship with me. I had hurt people physically, emotionally, and every other kind of way thinkable just to feed my need for drugs and a life that I thought was exciting. Needless to say, I never was satisfied, I never felt complete, I was a failure in everything I did. I […]
