Proverbs 19:17 "He who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his good deed."
"Note the original greatness of the thought. We give to the poor. Have we lost our gift? No, what we gave, we have lent to the One who will repay with interest." Albert Barnes

Without the financial support of the Tennessee Valley we can't fulfill our mission statement. We exist to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the homeless by providing food, clothing, shelter and education to break the homeless cycle in the name of Christ.

We receive no federal, state or city financial aid. Our ministry operates on donations from private citizens, businesses and churches. Here is a snapshot of our ministry expenses to care for the homeless.

One meal costs $ 1.84 to serve. 50 meals cost $92.00. 100 meals cost $184.00

To care for a man in our program for one day: $25.63

To care for a woman and 2 children for one year: $39,994.66

To feed everyone at the Downtown Rescue Mission for one year: $289,406.74

Can you donate money to us? Can your church put us in their budget or give us a love offering? You can now donate online!!!! Choose the amount you would like to donate and then click on the Make a Donation button below. Please Note: if you are making your donation via major credit card and have made a donation previously, you may have to clear the cookies from your browser. If you are not sure how to do so, please contact us.

For more information on how to donate please contact Keith Overholt at 256-536-2441, Extension 13 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Downtown Rescue Mission is fully financial accountable and invites anyone to inspect our financial records during business hours.

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