Raleigh Rescue Mission

Name

Raleigh Rescue Mission

Legal name

Raleigh Rescue Mission

Website

https://raleighrescue.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless and Social Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

Keywords

• Homeless shelter services
• Emergency shelter programs
• Vocational training services
• Transitional housing support
• Recovery rehabilitation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Raleigh Rescue Mission relies completely on generous gifts of time, talent and treasure from individuals. Donations can be made one-time or monthly through their online donation platform. The organization receives no federal, state or United Way funding.
2. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Significant financial contributions from corporate partners and foundations. Example: SECU awarded $500,000 grant. Corporate partners include North State Bank, Beacon Street Development, Cline Design, Alta Benefits, and others.
3. Church and Business Organization Support: Support from churches, business and service organizations. Donations can be made through fundraising campaigns including peer-to-peer fundraising.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Raleigh Rescue Mission provides faith-based homeless services centered on its proprietary New Life Plan, a 6-phase residential program that delivers emergency shelter, meals, recovery counseling, vocational training, financial coaching, transportation assistance, and a path to permanent housing and homeownership for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Raleigh and Wake County. Complementary offerings include the Children's New Life Plan, Jobs for Life employment training, the Back-to-Work Program, Vocational Training, and Discovery Tours.

Product overview

Raleigh Rescue Mission offers a comprehensive suite of services centered around its New Life Plan, a 6-phase program that transforms lives from homelessness to self-sufficiency. The core offering includes the New Life Plan for adults and a Children's New Life Plan for minors, both providing meals, housing, healthcare, counseling, tutoring, and vocational training. Key programs include Jobs for Life (biblical employment training) and Vocational Training (on-site work experience in kitchen, facility services, and administrative roles). The organization is expanding with The Garden, a new $25 million women's and children's campus in Knightdale. Additional services include Discovery Tours for community engagement and financial coaching for permanent housing assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Garden: A new women's and children's campus in Knightdale, NC, offering long-term transitional housing for 350-400 people including residential rooms, training facilities, dining hall, children's development center, gymnasium, and outdoor amenities.
• The Growing Place

Products and services

• New Life Plan

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of clients remained drug and alcohol free during the program period
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered corporate partner, agency partner, hiring partner and event partner.

• Cline Designcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner providing architectural and design services for the Mission's facilities and The Garden expansion project.
• Alta Benefitscorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate Partner providing employee benefits consulting and support for the Mission.
• Eckel & Vaughancorporate partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate Partner. Harris Vaughan, Director at Eckel & Vaughan, serves on the Board of Directors and co-created The Sunday Supper community event.
• Winnow Creativecorporate partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate Partner providing creative and marketing services for the Mission.
• Hubzone Technology Initiativecorporate partnerTechnology or IntegrationCorporate Partner providing refurbished Chromebooks for Mission clients. Conducted laptop drives to support client technology access.
• Campbell Law Schoolagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerJustice for the Homeless Program offers legal services while allowing law students to fulfill their social responsibility.
• Centro International de Raleighagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates to care for the poor and homeless Hispanic population in the Raleigh area.
• Food Bank of NCagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupplies discounted food weekly for the Mission's meal programs.
• Green Chair Projectagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides household furnishings to renew lives of Raleigh Rescue Mission clients moving into independent housing.
• Healing Transitions of Wake Countyagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuring White Flag seasons and other times when the Mission reaches capacity, they work together to shelter more people.
• InterActagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssists with the needs of homeless women and children through referrals to the Mission.
• NeighborHealthagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith-based and federally qualified healthcare clinic providing medical care to New Life Plan clients. Sees about a dozen patients from the Mission every month. Dr. Doug Briggs serves as primary contact.
• Wake Technical Community Collegeagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMakes GED training possible through an on-site Adult Education Center at the Mission.
• Wheels For Hopeagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides eligible Mission clients with reliable, affordable vehicles to support employment and independence.
• Wake Interfaith Food Shuttleagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides food to the Mission daily to support meal programs.
• Women's Center of Wake Countyagency partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelps find housing and other assistance for homeless women served by the Mission.
• Fred Smith Companyhiring partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployer partner hiring Mission clients for positions. Part of the employer network that recruits graduates of the Jobs for Life program.
• PNC Bankhiring partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployer partner hiring Mission clients. Part of the employer network that recruits graduates of the Jobs for Life program.
• Small HDhiring partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployer partner hiring Mission clients. Part of the employer network that recruits graduates of the Jobs for Life program.
• Advance Auto Partshiring partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployer partner hiring Mission clients. Part of the employer network that recruits graduates of the Jobs for Life program.
• Meals on Wheelsevent partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas meal packing and distribution events serving those in need in Wake County.
• Christ the King Presbyterian Churchevent partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner hosting meal packing and distribution events for the Mission's community feeding programs.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Durham Rescue Mission: Faith-based rescue mission in Durham, NC offering shelter, meals, recovery, and vocational programs. Highly comparable operating model (City Gate Network-style rescue mission) in an adjacent Triangle market.
• Urban Ministries of Durham: Faith-based nonprofit operating shelter, food, and case management services in nearby Durham, NC. Closest direct peer by service mix (shelter + meals + case management), geography (adjacent Triangle market), and faith-rooted model.
• Roof Above (formerly Men's Shelter of Charlotte): Charlotte-based nonprofit providing shelter, housing, and supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness. Direct peer in NC; also notable as the prior employer of RRM's VP of Development, reinforcing operational comparability.
• InterAct (formerly Inter-Faith Council for Social Service): Wake County safety-net nonprofit providing shelter, food, and case management to people experiencing homelessness. Direct local peer that already refers clients to RRM, indicating close operational overlap and shared service continuum.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh: Faith-affiliated social services provider in the same Wake County footprint offering housing support, food assistance, and case management. Overlaps on housing and emergency relief services from a different denominational base.
• Volunteers of America (North Carolina): National nonprofit operating housing, recovery, and supportive services across NC. Overlaps with RRM on housing and recovery programming as part of a wider portfolio of human services statewide.
• The Salvation Army of Wake County: National faith-based organization with a strong Wake County presence providing shelter, food, recovery, and emergency assistance. Larger portfolio of services and global scale make it a broad incumbent rather than a head-to-head competitor.

Emerging players

• Healing Transitions of Wake County: Wake County nonprofit providing recovery and shelter services, including overflow ('White Flag') capacity that complements RRM. Comparable in recovery/residential programming but more focused on addiction recovery than full-spectrum shelter-to-housing pathways.
• Family Promise of the Triangle Area: Wake County affiliate of a national nonprofit focused on preventing and ending family homelessness through shelter, case management, and housing. Comparable population (families with children) and holistic case-management approach, but with a secular, prevention-oriented model.
• Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC / Triangle: Regional Goodwill affiliate operating job training, placement, and supportive employment programs that overlap with RRM's Jobs for Life and vocational training offerings, though Goodwill's mission is broader workforce development rather than homelessness-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RaleighRescue
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raleigh-rescue-mission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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