We rejoice with those who rejoice, and we weep with those who weep. Dear Friend of the Mission, We care deeply about the 50 broken and hurting homeless men living at the Mission at any given time. We celebrate with them their achievements, their birthdays and their successes. Just the other day one of…
Dear Friend of the Mission, During the last three weeks, we had more than 20 volunteer college and high school groups serve at the Mission during their spring break from school. We had groups from New York, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois. These young people helped out in…
The Mission serves three hearty, nutritious and balanced meals each day without charge to the 50 homeless men living at the Mission. Three times a day, the dining hall turns into a place of joyful fellowship filled with laughter and good conversation as men who are working hard to overcome addictions, strengthen their educational,…
Dear Friend of the Mission, Being homeless and living on the cold, hard streets of Philadelphia is bad for your health. Homeless people are more subject to serious health issues such as heart disease, diabetes and infections. Homeless people also suffer from malnourishment and a host of health problems resulting from a poor diet. …
Dear Friend of the Mission, “Last year I was homeless and living on the streets during Christmas.” “I had the best Christmas ever spending it with my teenage daughters who have invited me to be part of their lives after years of being an absent father.” “I have been in prison for 8 of…
Thanks to many friends who bought tons of brand new toys and gifts for the children and grandchildren of the men enrolled in the Mission’s residential New Life Program (and for the kids of our former After School Club families, too), lots of kids had happy surprises on Christmas morning! In all, 960 toys…
At the Whosoever Gospel Mission, we have much to be thankful for. First, we thank God. Because of God’s gracious provision, the Whosoever Gospel Mission continues to be able to reach out to broken and struggling homeless men with the love of Christ, and we are thankful for that privilege! If you could listen…
July 29, 2011 Dear Friend of the Mission, When a homeless man comes to the Mission, he usually has lost touch with his family and in many cases, he has greatly damaged if not destroyed his relationships with his loved ones. One of the goals of our New Life Program is to help restore…
May 11, 2011 Dear Friend of the Mission, Way back in the 1920’s and 1930’s, we used to provide vocational training for the men in order to help them become financially self-supporting. Some of the jobs that we trained our men to do included caning and rushing chairs, shoe repair, broom making and rag-rug…
The Career Track Learning Program is the educational component of the Whosoever Gospel Mission’s residential New Life Program for homeless men.