Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries

Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, doing business as Genesis House 1, 2 And 3, operates as a tax-exempt nonprofit organization delivering homeless shelter, supportive services, and substance abuse treatment services to federal agencies as a prime grant recipient. The organization has no federal contract footprint; its federal engagement is exclusively through grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries operates three named residential facilities—Genesis House 1, 2, and 3—in Detroit, Michigan, and delivers integrated housing and supportive services for homeless individuals and families experiencing homelessness, mental health challenges, and substance use disorders. The organization's capability portfolio centers on permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, emergency shelter operations, seasonal warming centers, and substance abuse assessment and treatment coordination. The organization also receives sub-award funding from state and local grantees, particularly from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, for recovery support and shelter operations across Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, and Western Wayne County.

HUD's Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) anchors the prime grant portfolio. Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries has received annual Continuum of Care awards beginning in August 2022, with the most recent award of $1.357 million obligated August 1, 2026, for the performance period August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027. Under the COC program, the organization establishes and operates permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services only, and Homeless Management Information Systems. A second prime grant stream comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries received a five-year Reaching Out SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) grant awarded June 30, 2023, through June 29, 2028, partnering with St. Mary Mercy Hospital to deliver substance use disorder assessment and brief interventions to 2,800 adults and older adults (55+) experiencing housing instability, food insecurity, or low/no income across Detroit, Highland Park, Hamtramck, Livonia, Westland, and Inkster.

The organization's customer base is highly concentrated in HUD's Community Planning and Development division, which accounts for 86 of 100 identified prime and sub awards (72% of total award count). The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration represents the second-largest customer with 9 awards, followed by SAMHSA with 2 awards. Recent sub-award activity, spanning May 2024 through October 2025, reflects emergency shelter and seasonal warming center operations across multiple named facilities—Third Street Emergency Shelter, Mack Family Warming Center, family and single warming centers, and a Chicago warming center—with sub-awards flowing from municipal and state pass-through grantees. Combined dollars obligated across 138 prime and sub awards total $88.1 million since 2006. Award volume has concentrated in 2024 (29 awards) following minimal activity in prior years (1 award in 2022, 5 in 2023), and only 2 awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a stable funding posture through the 2027–2028 period.