Crossroads Mission Avenue started as a soup kitchen serving one meal daily with one bed in 1983. The vision was to serve the hungry and needy as they sought assistance, which has grown into three campuses serving Central Nebraska in Hastings, Kearney, and Grand Island. Crossroads offers programming to break the cycle of homelessness by […]
Crossroads Mission Avenue is grateful to Aurora Cooperative , the Land O’Lakes Foundation, Sunnyside Foundation, the Minnie A Schlitt Foundation, United Way of South Central NE, and a private funder for their support as Crossroads seeks to purchase a freezer unit for placement at the Hastings Mission! The additional freezer will allow Crossroads to accept […]
Crossroads Mission Avenue, Lexington, was awarded $1,442,800 through FHLBank Topeka’s 2024 Affordable Housing Program (AHP). This year $31.3 million in AHP grants were made in partnership with FHLBank Topeka’s member financial institutions. The member partnering on this project is Heritage Bank. A total of 26 projects in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma will give 1,699 […]
Crossroads Mission Avenue is pleased to be selected for the National Recycle Council‘s Green Team of the Year Award! This award recognizes Crossroads’ recycle efforts as a highly organized, mature green team with the capacity to sustain itself and engage others. The unique work that Crossroads is doing in this area was noted for its […]
Crossroads Mission Avenue is pleased to announce a new Corporate Partnership with Green Cover Seed, located in Bladen, Nebraska. A plaque presentation in recognition of the partnership has taken place at Green Cover Seed’s Bladen location on May 15, 2024. The nonprofit and the local business have collaborated to produce a Premium blend of Birdseed, […]
Crossroads Mission Avenue is pleased to announce a new Corporate Partnership with Levander’s Auto Body. A presentation of plaques in recognition of the partnership took take place at Levander’s Auto Body Grand Island location on Wednesday, January 24th. Levander’s plans to place a plaque in each of their Nebraska locations as they promote the collaboration. […]
THANK YOU to ALL who helped bring a commercial kitchen to Kearney Crossroads Mission Avenue! God bless you Kearney for your generous giving! Crossroads Mission Avenue is grateful for the Kearney community’ssupport as we work together to provide a commercial kitchen at the Kearney Mission! Crossroads has been providing food services for our needy neighbors throughout Central […]
Crossroads can help! If you are in need of a food box, call your local Crossroads Mission Avenue: Hastings 402-462-6460 Grand island 308-675-1973 or Kearney 308-236-5688
This livestreamed event can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/@CrossroadsMissionAvenue In an effort to shift public perception around homelessness and offer raw, unscripted moments of human connection, Crossroads Mission Avenue will host a 24-hour event called Conversations on a Bench on October 9-10, 2025, at the Hastings Mission on 702 W 14th Street. The initiative is part […]
The Parker Foundation graciously awarded Kearney Crossroads Mission Avenue a grant to provide Operational Funding for our services in Buffalo County. The Kearney Mission provided a refuge for over 300 men, women, and families throughout 2024. The 4-Phase Recovery Program and personalized case management equip guests for successful living after their time at Crossroads. Through […]
Hastings Crossroads Mission Avenue is very grateful to receive a generous grant from the Hastings Community Foundation to support operations at the Mission! This generous grant will enable Crossroads to provide our vital recovery programming to our Hastings guests throughout 2025. Almost 700 men, women, and families received essential training in life skills through the program last year, which, along […]
In April 2024, ALLO Fiber graciously awarded Crossroads Mission Avenue a grant to provide free internet service to our Hastings campus for 3 years.! Crossroads is very grateful for this generous grant. Our Hastings facility houses our administration office, which uses ALLO internet services daily to support the operations of the Mission. As a non-profit […]
Thank you Grand Island for providing recovery for our neighbors through Go Big GIVE Day again this year! Grand Island Crossroads Mission Avenue was able to provide supportive services to 327 men last year, with 34% of those guests moving on to sustainable housing situations! At the Mission, the 4-Phase Recovery Program provides training in […]
Thank you for giving generously during Give Hastings Day 2025! Throughout 2024, Hastings Crossroads Mission Avenue has been able to provide supportive services to 694 men, women, and families, with 53% of those guests moving on to sustainable housing situations! At the Mission, the 4-Phase Recovery Program provides training in personal resilience for each guest, […]
Holdrege residents have approached Crossroads Mission Avenue with a desire to bring supportive housing to Phelps County. With the support of the Phelps County Ministerial Association, Pastor Kenton Birtell of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church approached Daniel Buller, Executive Director of Crossroads Mission Avenue, seeking guidance on how to better meet the needs of struggling community […]
Crossroads Mission Avenue is now partnering with Food Bank for the Heartlands to provide a Mobile Food Pantry in Broken Bow, Nebraska! Mobile food distributions will be provided quarterly throughout 2025 at the Custer County Fairgrounds, located at 44100 Memorial Drive in Broken Bow. Food distribution begins at 9 am, and continues until the supplies run out. There are […]
