Stasi takes helm as City Rescue Mission celebrates 75 years
The City Rescue Mission (CRM) began the New Year by celebrating 75 years with a new executive director.
Paul Stasi, a longtime employee of the mission, was named executive director Jan. 1. He takes over the position from Penny Kievet, who retired Dec. 31, 2020.
Stasi has been with CRM for six years and previously served as director of Resource Development as well as the director of Social Enterprise. Prior to his time at the mission, Stasi served as the director of Social Services for the Northeast Florida Area Command with The Salvation Army.
“I am honored and energized by the opportunity to assume leadership of this great organization that plays such a vital role in our community by helping people in desperate situations go through a life transformation,” said Stasi. “City Rescue Mission has a robust future continuing to reach out to some of Jacksonville’s most needy citizens, and I am excited to see how God will work through us.”
The new year marks a significant milestone for CRM. Started by a small group of Christian businessmen with its original mission of “soup, soap, and salvation,” City Rescue Mission has expanded its services to maximize its benefit to those experiencing homelessness, hardships, and addiction in Jacksonville. Today CRM offers a number of services to fulfill basic needs such as daily meals, overnight shelter, laundry services, hygienic facilities, and a clothes closet as well as LifeBuilders, a long-term residential addiction recovery program that includes workforce development, and transitional sober living housing. All of CRM’s programs and services are provided at no cost to the recipient, giving them the opportunity to focus solely on transforming their life.
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