Smithfield Rescue Mission

What Smithfield Rescue Mission does

Smithfield Rescue Mission is a private Christian nonprofit ministry established in 1977 in Smithfield, North Carolina, providing shelter and life-changing programs for men, women, and children experiencing homelessness and crisis in Eastern and Central North Carolina. The organization operates three core programs: the Men's Ministry, which combines a short-term overnight shelter with the long-term New Life Program covering case management, medical assistance, spiritual care, and employment preparation; the Women and Children's Ministry, a residential program located in a house outside the Smithfield/Clayton city limits that serves women and mothers with children through short-term shelter and a long-term independent-living pathway; and the Blessing Baskets program, a community food-assistance initiative in which clients help assemble food boxes for distribution to community members in need. A supplementary Playroom provides childcare for children in the women's residential program.

The organization is funded entirely through donations from individuals, churches, and businesses, with no fee-for-service revenue model; all shelter, meals, and program services are provided at no charge to clients. Governance is family-led: co-founders Paul and Margie Olsen remain actively involved in teaching Bible and life-skills classes, while their son Ben Olsen returned to the mission in 2008 as Executive Director and oversaw a capacity expansion that more than doubled service volume. The organization operates with a small staff (1-10 employees) from a single headquarters location at 523 Glenn St., Smithfield, NC, and uses only basic, non-proprietary technology — primarily a Squarespace-hosted informational website — with no public API, no software product surface, and no disclosed digital capabilities.

Customer acquisition relies on word-of-mouth, church and community partnerships, and client referrals; donor acquisition uses the website, email, phone outreach, client testimonials, and grassroots community engagement. Operations are tightly confined to a regional footprint in Eastern and Central North Carolina with no current geographic expansion or technology-product initiatives disclosed.

Name

Smithfield Rescue Mission

Legal name

Smithfield Rescue Mission

Website

https://smithfieldrescue.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Smithfield Rescue Mission is a 1977-founded Christian nonprofit in Smithfield, North Carolina, providing free shelter, residential programs, and food assistance to homeless men, women, and children in Eastern and Central NC, funded entirely by community donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless Shelter and Social Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food Services (624210), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC)

Keywords

• Homeless shelter services
• Rescue mission ministry
• Community food assistance
• Women children housing
• Faith based nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Smithfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates as a nonprofit ministry funded entirely through donations from individuals, churches, and businesses in the community. No fee-for-service revenue model exists.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Smithfield Rescue Mission provides free shelter, meals, personal care items, and case management to men, women, and children experiencing homelessness and crisis in Eastern and Central North Carolina. Its core offerings are the Men's Ministry (overnight shelter plus the long-term New Life Program), the Women and Children's Ministry (residential shelter and long-term program), the Blessing Baskets food assistance program, and the Playroom childcare service. All services are delivered in person at physical facilities and supported by donations from individuals, churches, and businesses.

Product overview

Smithfield Rescue Mission is a non-profit charitable organization offering a coordinated portfolio of social services rather than a technology product. The core offerings consist of Men's Ministry (combining overnight shelter with the New Life Program for long-term transformation), Women's and Children's Ministry (residential support for women and mothers with children), Blessing Baskets (community food assistance), and Playroom services (childcare). These services are delivered through physical facilities in Smithfield and Clayton, NC, and are designed to address homelessness, poverty, and crisis through a holistic approach encompassing shelter, life necessities, and life-changing programs. The organization's website serves purely informational and donation purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Men's Ministry Short-term overnight shelter and the New Life Program, a long-term Christ-centered initiative for men experiencing homelessness, addiction, unemployment, post-prison transition, or crisis. Includes meals, personal care items, case management, medical assistance, spiritual care, and employment preparation. Entry requires complete screening.
• Women and Children's Ministry

Quantifiable outcome

• Served thousands of men, women, and children over 46+ years of operation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nashville Rescue MissionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1977Ben Olsen worked at Nashville Rescue Mission in Tennessee during and after college, where he began to realize God was calling him to rescue mission work. This experience influenced his return to Johnston County in 2008 to help revitalize Smithfield Rescue Mission. A formative partnership for the organization's leadership development but not a current operational partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nashville Rescue Mission: Faith-based rescue mission providing shelter, recovery programs, and meals to homeless and impoverished populations in Nashville. Directly comparable in mission model, Christ-centered holistic services, and target population. Note: Ben Olsen trained at Nashville Rescue Mission before returning to Smithfield.
• Durham Rescue Mission: Christian rescue mission in Durham, NC offering emergency shelter, residential programs, food, and clothing to homeless and addicted individuals. Operates in the same NC market with a directly comparable service model and target population.
• Charlotte Rescue Mission: Faith-based rescue mission serving the Greater Charlotte area with shelter, recovery programs, and vocational training. Comparable in faith-based approach, residential program structure, and target population of homeless and crisis-stricken individuals.
• Raleigh Rescue Mission: Christian rescue mission in Raleigh, NC providing emergency shelter, meals, recovery programs, and case management. Directly comparable geographically, service-wise, and operationally to Smithfield Rescue Mission.
• Greensboro Urban Ministry: Nonprofit in Greensboro, NC serving homeless and at-risk populations through shelter, food, and case management. Comparable as a regional NC social services provider with mixed shelter and food assistance programs.

Broad incumbents

• The Bowery Mission: Large, well-established Christian rescue mission in New York City serving homeless and hungry individuals since 1879. Operates the same faith-based shelter and recovery model but at significantly greater scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Union Rescue Mission: One of the largest rescue missions in the US, based in Los Angeles, providing shelter, meals, and long-term recovery programs. Comparable faith-based model and target population, but operates at a vastly larger scale and broader program scope.
• Atlanta Mission: Long-established faith-based rescue mission in Atlanta providing emergency shelter, recovery programs, and transitional housing to homeless men, women, and children. Comparable mission, services, and target population, but at a much larger scale.
• City Union Mission: Christian rescue mission in Kansas City serving homeless and at-risk individuals through shelter, food, recovery, and children's programs. Operates the same faith-based holistic service model targeting similar populations.
• Samaritan's Purse: Large international Christian relief organization headquartered in Boone, NC. While primarily disaster relief-focused, it shares the faith-based humanitarian assistance mission and NC geographic roots, though it operates at vastly greater scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/smithfieldrm
• Facebookfacebook.com/SmithfieldRescueMission
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/smithfield-rescue-mission

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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