Tylerites Seeks Longview Rescue Mission’s Help

LONGVIEW – A group from Tyler has approached Longview’s Hiway 80 Rescue Mission to start a similar service in Tyler. The group formed the Committee for a Rescue Mission for Tyler after the East Texas Rescue Mission closed. When the Tyler mission closed, a number of homeless people in the city were left without a shelter. A news release from the Hiway 80 Rescue mission says they have seen an increasing number of Tyler residents coming to them for services. According to Gregg Grubb, the Tyler committee’s leader, ” We hope to spread the word, not only for financial help, but for awareness of the need.”