Since 1981, Visalia Rescue Mission has provided various services and ministries to those encountering homelessness and substance abuse addiction. Over 35 years, we have served hundreds of thousands of meals, shelter for men, women, and children every night of the year, and graduated hundreds of men and women through the Life Change Academy — a residential recovery program.

Visalia Rescue Mission is celebrating 35 years of hope and restoration at their annual banquet on Thursday, October 13th with two options to attend at 12:00pm or 6:00pm. This year’s banquet will be at Visalia Convention Center in the Charter Oak Ballroom.

Banquet attendees will join Rescue Mission staff and volunteers, as well as local historian, Terry Ommen, on a journey down memory lane. They will also be inspired by stories from Mission graduates now employed by the Mission. Executive Director, Al Oliver, will wrap up the evening by painting a picture of what the future holds for the Mission and how the community can best help the homeless and hurting in Visalia.