Chris Aspinall, Director of Development for the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission joins Idaho Found to discuss the hunger and homeless challenges facing our community. Today’s discussion focuses on how rapidly rising costs of living, difficulties managing physical/mental illnesses, availability of affordable childcare, and other unforeseen challenges result in a large percentage of our population falling short on the requirements needed to maintain housing without some sort of assistance. Chris details the services available through the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission, and how listeners can contact IFRM to receive help or donate to this cause.
Chris Aspinall is currently serving as the Director of Development for the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission.
Chris began his professional career working for a property management firm in Chicago Suburbs marketing government-subsidized apartments. He worked with several multifamily managers and developers before running his own residential sales and investment business for fifteen years.
After selling his investment business, he left the Chicago area for the island beaches of South Carolina. In South Carolina, he managed the food and beverage program for a private yacht club in Charleston.
On the trip west to celebrate a family wedding he met his wife Darcy, and soon left the east coast far behind him. Landing in Wyoming, then Montana, he and his wife finally settled in Idaho Falls after the birth of their daughter.
After thirty years generating revenue for multiple different businesses, Chris decided it was time for a different challenge, and he joined the professional staff at the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission as the Director of Development.
The Idaho Falls Rescue Mission operates three emergency shelters, and daily meal services. IFRM works to meet the needs of the hungry, homeless, and hopeless. The mission facilitates long lasting life transformation by offering a hand up not a hand out.
In addition to their professional careers, the Aspinall family raises quarter horses.
