Check out what’s happening at Open Doors! Get to know our new Board President, Narendra Mulani, and Director of our Financial Opportunity Center, Tiffany Porter-Jamison. Learn more about The Social, a new program at Open Doors Check out highlights from our 2023 Gala, honoring Feeding 500 Read a message from Jeff Erdmann, our new Board …
Check out what’s happening at Open Doors! Learn more about our strides in workforce development with our Financial Opportunity Center and in coordination with strategic partners After a long summer, the kitchen renovation is complete Remembering longtime volunteer Bob McGee Preparing for winter and working on a strategy to end homelessness in Norwalk Check out …
Check out what’s happening at Open Doors! Learn more about our partnership with Norwalk Community Health Center and their location at Open Doors’ Smilow Life Center Check out Open Doors’ community closet program Revisit our first in-person Gala since 2019 And see how the school year has been for Open Doors’ Feeding 500 students! Read …
Check out what’s happening at Open Doors! Learn more about our Feeding 500 student leadership group Hear from a family who moved from emergency shelter to a home of their own Celebrate Corky and Jill’s Discovery Center And save the date for special events! Read the Open Doors 2021 Fall/Winter newsletter
Check out what’s happening at Open Doors! Meet the staff members who lead key programs, including our Financial Opportunity Center, food programs, street outreach, and After School Buddies. Learn more about our expanded model, which focuses on three pillars of homelessness prevention, homeless services, and housing stability. Read the Open Doors 2021 Spring newsletter
Every guest of Open Doors receives counseling and case-work services. Treating each person on an individual basis, our professional staff acts to determine the underlying reason why the person has come to require the services of the shelter, and then formulates a plan of action designed to help them move from emergency shelter into homes …
Open Doors’ kitchen serves three meals a day to members of the community and shelter residents in need of hot food. Anyone is welcome to share a meal with us, and the kitchen helps provide people with a sense of community and is an entry point for people who may need additional assistance. Our food …
Open Doors offers two types of housing. Our emergency shelter provides overnight and short-term shelter for those who have no viable options for themselves or their family. We also offer affordable and supportive apartments for those who have an income but are unable to afford market level rental rates. We seek to avoid chronic homelessness …
