by Jim Palmer | Oct 10, 2016 | blog
The holiday season is a time for giving and serving! Whether as an individual, family, a church, corporate or service group, I want you to know that we welcome volunteers at Orange County Rescue Mission. The Village of Hope is heading into our busy holiday season and...
by Jim Palmer | Sep 19, 2016 | blog
I would like to introduce you to another organization that partners with Orange County Rescue Mission. Up and Running Again is a non-profit Christian organization that trains the homeless to run half marathons. The 14-week program is meant to start the non-runner...
by Jim Palmer | Aug 12, 2016 | blog
As I have led Orange County Rescue Mission over the years, volunteerism has been a key component of our organization. Not only does it keep our costs down, so we are able to steward our cash and in kind donations. But just as importantly, volunteerism builds...
by Jim Palmer | Jun 10, 2016 | blog
Thanks to our friends at Zerorez Socal in Irvine, the rooms at the Village of Hope are looking better than ever! Eric Bollman and the @Zerorez team brought their 5-star rated carpet cleaning services to Village of Hope and cleaned 10 bedrooms for our residents. Upkeep...
by Jim Palmer | Jun 3, 2016 | blog
Thank you to the generous volunteers from Target in Irvine! Their help prepping and serving meals in our kitchen as part of Target’s National Week of Giving was recognized in the Daily Pilot, which you can read here. Volunteers and groups such as this one leave a...