News

July 19, 2023

A New Electrical Panel for the Hastings Crossroads Shelter! The cold temperatures of December 2022 brought an unexpected Christmas gift to many Nebraska homeowners…frozen pipes, and burst pipes. Crossroads Mission Avenue’s Hastings shelter was no exception. The trouble was that the burst pipe was in a utility room, and it had sprayed water on the […]

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June 6, 2023

Robert, one of our guests, wanted to make sure that a flag was up on our Hastings Crossroads Mission Avenue flagpole in honor of Memorial Day. He purchased a flag himself, along with new rope and a light. However, he ran into a big problem when he was unable to find a ladder tall enough […]

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June 6, 2023

Crossroads Mission Avenue is honored to have received two awards this spring! In April 2023, our Executive Director, Daniel Buller was the recipient of an award from Food Bank for the Heartland, recognizing his efforts in bringing food services into Central Nebraska, to those who need them most. A core value of Crossroads Mission Avenue […]

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June 6, 2023

Crossroads Mission Avenue is helping to Keep Lexington Beautiful this summer by participating in the city-wide clean-up effort! We are the new neighbor on the block, and Crossroads is happy to join monthly efforts to to keep the city clean and beautiful! Working together, we can make a difference!

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May 15, 2023

Crossroads Mission Avenue would like to announce the opening of a new thrift store serving the Holdrege community. The Holdrege Mission Avenue Thrift Store opened to the public on May 1, 2023 at 408 East Ave., and will serve customers from 10am – 6pm, Monday through Saturday. This addition to the retail shops in Holdrege […]

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February 15, 2023

The Grand Island Mission Avenue Thrift Store has EXPANDED to create a larger retail space for our customers! Our new expanded, renovated space opened at 2846 Old Fair Road in April 2023! What was the back of the store is NOW the front of the store at 2846 Old Fair Road! The area that was […]

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February 8, 2023

Crossroads Mission Avenue was pleased to partner with Tri-City Street Rods during their Annual Auto Exhibition. The February 25 & 26 event marked a special occasion, as the car club celebrated their 50th Annual Auto Exhibition. To commemorate this special Anniversary, all vehicles in the exhibition were 50 years old and older. In honor of […]

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February 7, 2023

Crossroads Mission Avenue is pleased to receive a donation of $80,000 from Healthy Blue toward their Lexington Capital Campaign to bring homeless services to Dawson County. The recently purchased building at 907 W 8th St in Lexington currently houses the Mission Avenue Thrift store, which is a vital component of Crossroads’ sustainability. When fundraising for […]

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January 30, 2023

Crossroads Mission Avenue is grateful to be the recipient of a Christmas grant from the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation! Thank you to GGICF for your wonderful support, remembering the homeless and needy, especially during the Christmas season!

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January 30, 2023

Crossroads Mission Avenue is thrilled to be the recipient of TONS of warm weather gear from the Zumiez Foundation! Our guests were blessed with wonderful, warm winter gear: coats, hats, gloves, socks, hoodies! Thank you so much for thinking of us!

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