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Abel looks forward to being there for his 10 grandchildren
Abel grew up in Guadalupe, and moved to Santa Maria at 10. In school, he didn’t have trouble making friends, and enjoyed playing sports. “In high school, I started hanging out with the wrong crowd—you know how that goes,” Abel said. “I dropped out after the 10th grade. “After that, I found the love of…
We’ve endured the unexepected. Now on to 2021!
In January 2020, in one of the first devotions of the year, I talked with the participants in our Life Recovery Program about being grateful. My New Year’s resolution was to be more grateful, and I knew our participants would benefit from that mindset as well. “So much of recovery is about having an attitude…
Hot Christmas meals will still be served to those in need
I want to say how grateful I am to our donors, volunteers, participants and staff who are committed so dearly to feeding people during the holidays. Our Thanksgiving banquet was a success! We didn’t foresee every problem we’d encounter, and everyone was exhausted by the end, but it was inspiring to see how dedicated our…
Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast serves hundreds during annual Christmas dinner
By Razi Syed / Santa Maria Times – December 20, 2019 Photos by Lynn Wood (To read entire article CLICK HERE) Hundreds of hungry people sat down to a traditional holiday meal on Friday during the Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast’s annual Community Christmas Banquet, which aims to serve the area’s needy and low-income community…
Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast serves hundreds with an early Thanksgiving meal
By Razi Syed / Santa Maria Times – November 22, 2019 Photos by Len Wood, Staff (To read entire article CLICK HERE) Aiming to help Santa Maria’s most destitute community members, more than 100 volunteers served up a traditional holiday meal during the Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast’s Thanksgiving banquet. The annual dinner — held Friday…
Santa Maria Shelter for People with Addiction Set Back by Tire Slashing
By Aja Goare / Santa Maria Times – March 20, 2019(To read entire article CLICK HERE) The Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast in Santa Maria relies on its transit vans to help clients get to appointments, group meetings and other important meetings related to their recovery, but a recent act of vandalism nearly halted that work. Sometime…
Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast serves hundreds during annual Christmas banquet
By Syed Rsyed / Santa Maria Times – December 18, 2018 Photo by Len Wood / Staff (To read entire article CLICK HERE) The Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast served hundreds of diners Tuesday during its Community Christmas Banquet, geared to give the neediest Santa Marians a traditional holiday meal. The annual dinner, which was held at…
Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast Thanksgiving dinner feeds hundreds
By Keith Carls/KEYT – November 9, 2018 SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Hundreds of people in Santa Maria were treated to an early Thanksgiving meal at the annual Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast’s community banquet at the Veterans Memorial Building. The Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast held its free banquet early to raise awareness of the growing…
Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast serves up hope at annual Thanksgiving banquet
(Photo by Len Wood/Staff, Story by Razi Syed ) Posted in the Santa Maria Times – November 8, 2018 (To read original article CLICK HERE) Aiming to instill hope in the community and ring in the holiday season, around 100 volunteers gathered Thursday to serve a feast to hundreds of diners during the Rescue Mission Alliance…
Will work for food: Chick-fil-A fans trade volunteer hours for year’s worth of meals
(Photo by Len Wood/Staff, Story by Mathew Burcaiga ) Posted in the Santa Maria Times – March 14, 2018 (To read original article CLICK HERE) On Wednesday morning, the Santa Maria Chick-fil-A — the second Santa Barbara County location for the national chicken chain — offered more than 50 people a year of meals in exchange…
Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast Provides Volunteer Opportunities Year-round
(Photo by Len Wood/Staff, Story by Logan B. Anderson ) Posted in the Santa Maria Times – January 1, 2018 (To read original article CLICK HERE) Every holiday season with the help of hundreds of volunteers, the Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast spreads hope and cheer to those in need. But when the new year begins, the volunteers…
Spirit of Giving Shared During Rescue Mission’s Christmas Celebration
(Photo: Len Wood/Staff, Story by Logan B. Anderson ) Posted in the Santa Maria Times – December 21, 2017 (To read entire article and watch video CLICK HERE) The giving spirit of the holiday season could be felt throughout the Rescue Mission Alliance Central Coast’s annual Christmas celebration Thursday as volunteers served a special holiday meal,…
