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Springs Rescue Mission

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Great Mission, Poor Execution - Administrative Springs Rescue Mission Employee Review

2.0
20 Aug 2020
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Pros

The mission itself of providing, relief, rehabilitation and empowerment services to the poorest in Colorado Springs is a beautiful and necessary thing. You really have to believe in that mission in order to work there.

Cons

As an employee, prepare to be paid far less than market average for your position. They rarely promote from within, often overlooking employees who have been faithful and hardworking there for years, to bring in someone new, simply because they have a flashier resume. They cannot seem to decide exactly how they should run things, and with the high staff turnover, things are constantly changing. There never seemed to be an opportunity to get good at what we needed to get good at before we were adding a program or changing how we were running a program. There were meetings upon meetings upon meetings tat seemed useless. Leadership rarely asked what the front line workers thought before making changes, so they often made uninformed decisions. The Christian aspect of the organization was also an issue because some people were super religious and others were not, and it was easy to feel judged.

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Springs Rescue Mission Response
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Thank you for taking time out to review. We love our Mission and our Staff. We emphasize promoting from within and have had over 37 internal promotions over the past two years. We continue to work on communication and are so happy to have your support.

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5.0
19 Sept 2025
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Pros

Amazing place to work. I would have stayed had I not moved away.

Cons

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1.0
4 June 2026
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Pros

The organization has strong community visibility, passionate employees at the ground level, and the potential to make a significant impact in Colorado Springs.

Cons

In mid-2025, SRM terminated more than 30 employees, roughly 30% of the company, citing financial concerns and restructuring, while executive leadership simultaneously received substantial raises (this is a FACT, look at their financial audit and form 990). For many employees, this created a deep sense of distrust, frustration, and hypocrisy within leadership. Communication from executives often felt disconnected from the realities staff were experiencing on the ground, and morale across departments suffered significantly. Frequent restructuring, unclear direction, and reactive decision-making created an unstable work environment where many employees felt undervalued, expendable, and burned out.

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