The Numbers Behind the Mission
Every dollar invested in Gospel Rescue Mission produces far more than it costs. Employment pathways alone have generated more than $133 million in local economic activity — wages spent at neighborhood businesses, taxes that support community services, and families breaking free from the cycle of crisis. When combined with the savings created through stable housing and reduced emergency healthcare, the total community impact grows to as much as $141 million. The chart below illustrates how these outcomes compare — and why investing in people is one of the most powerful investments a community can make.
Strengthening Our City
The estimates were developed using GRM verified operational data combined with conservative national research models related to homelessness, workforce participation, housing stabilization, healthcare utilization, recovery services, and emergency shelter replacement costs. No aggressive multiplier stacking or speculative forecasting was used. All estimates are intended to provide a credible and defensible representation of community impact for donor, board, grant, and public education purposes.
- Workforce impact estimates were based on Bureau of Labor Statistics wage and economic participation models, combined with regional labor multipliers.
- Housing savings estimates were informed by National Low Income Housing Coalition and HUD supportive housing studies measuring reductions in emergency service utilization.
- Shelter replacement values were based on municipal emergency shelter operational benchmarks and HUD emergency shelter cost models.
- Meal valuations were informed by Feeding America and USDA food service replacement estimates.
- Recovery program impact estimates were based on research from SAMHSA, NIDA, and recovery outcome studies measuring reduced healthcare and criminal justice costs.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) – Employment and wage multiplier models
- National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) – Supportive housing savings studies
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Homelessness and emergency shelter research
- Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) – Public systems cost reduction studies
- Feeding America – Meal cost valuation models
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Food cost and food insecurity studies
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – Recovery impact research
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – Addiction recovery cost-offset studies
- Urban Institute – Homelessness and public systems utilization research
- Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – Healthcare utilization among homeless populations
Beyond financial measurements, GRM's greatest impact is the restoration of lives, families, dignity, stability, and long-term hope throughout the Tucson community.
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