Wayside Cross Ministries (WCM) was founded in 1928 to serve transient men whose lives lacked hope and direction. Today, through six divisions, its reach has broadened and extends to serve homeless women, women with children, at-risk youth, impoverished families, ex-offenders, incarcerated individuals, refugees, victims of natural disasters and fire burnout victims. Although Wayside's reach has broadened, its faith-based mission remains the same, to honor God by loving and serving the afflicted and powerless whose lives lack hope and direction due to poverty, addictions, neglect, abuse and violence.