BREVARD RESCUE MISSION, INC.
MELBOURNE, FLORIDA

Mission Statement Brevard Rescue Mission works to permanently break the cycle of homelessness in families by providing homeless women with children housing, access to health care, transportation, education, nutrition, job training and life skills in a safe, Christ-centered residential setting. The 12-24 month program is designed to lovingly transform families from dependency to self-sufficiency through daily accountability, personal responsibility and goal advancement. In 2006, a young mother with a small child was struggling with an asthma attack while walking past the home of Stacia and Pete Glavas. When Pete and Stacia helped them back to their apartment so that she could get her breathing treatment, they saw the horrible conditions in which Julia and her daughter were living. Right then they knew that something significant had happened to them. Stacia began a friendship with Julia that exists to this day. She felt that rather than trying to fix Julia’s problem by giving her everything she needed, she should befriend her, guiding and supporting her as she learned how to live a healthy, self-sufficient life. With a huge amount of community support, Brevard Rescue Mission was officially founded in 2008, and our first location, Casa Carol opened in 2009 with three retrofitted apartments. Since 2009, nine apartments have been repaired and furnished and have welcomed residents. In 2012, Brevard Rescue Mission was able to purchase the Casa Carol facility, and after a hugely successful Capital Building Campaign the mortgage was paid off in the summer of 2014. As Casa Carol has expanded, the support and enrichment programs have grown to meet the changing needs of our resident families. In 2018, we will be expanding our Program! The Treehouse will be a group home with 16 beds for women and children. First Baptist Church of Melbourne will own and maintain the home while Brevard Rescue Mission will run the transformational life program. Brevard Rescue Mission prides itself on financial integrity and maximizing every dollar to the benefit of the least, the last and the lost. This is confirmed through an Annual Independent Financial Review along with an independent review by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). We’re so thankful for our individuals, churches, civic organizations, businesses, neighborhood associations, and school groups who actively support the work of Brevard Rescue Mission! On-Going BRM Business Partners: Please support these businesses that consistently donate to help homeless women & children served by Brevard Rescue Mission. What We Provide Brevard Rescue Mission is a 12-24 month transitional housing program committed to provide shelter and invest in the personal and professional development of homeless mothers with children. We operate two facilities that house 12 families. What We Provide Brevard Rescue Mission strives to provide educational tutors to meet the individualized needs of each family served, including moms and their children. Residents who enter our program without their high school diploma receive one-on-one tutoring with initial testing and support lasting through completion of all the GED tests. Skills and interests are then assessed to determine higher educational goals and tutoring needs. Children receive tutoring assistance from volunteers to help with homework and identify where they are struggling in school. What We Provide Brevard Rescue Mission is a 12-24 month transitional housing program committed to provide shelter and invest in the personal and professional development of homeless mothers with children. We operate two facilities that house 12 families. What We Provide Kid’s Club is our prevention program designed to break the generational cycle of poverty and homelessness. We provide a safe atmosphere of consistency and a stable foundation with activities designed to fill critical gaps in learning; academically, spiritually and socially. What We Provide What We Provide Brevard Rescue Mission is a back-to-work transitional housing program, committed to helping homeless moms become self-sufficient. Our families are offered all the physical, spiritual and intellectual tools and resources needed to get out of poverty, off of government assistance, and create a better future for themselves and their children. BRM moms have gotten their GEDs, some have been licensed in the fields of Cosmetology, EKG/Phlebotomy, Medical Coding & Billing, Massage Therapy, Insurance, Child Care, Medical Assistance, Certified Nursing Assistance, and other careers.