The rising cost of food, compounded by Fairfield County’s cost of living being significantly higher than the state average and rising (Nation Low Income Housing Coalition), means that people in our surrounding towns are suffering. In many cases, families are having to decide between food or rent. “Making choices about food or rent in one …
Westport Lifestyle, “The First Step to Housing Stability: Eat.” Read More »
Having a sustainable place to live in your community is truly lifechanging! Open Doors is in the process of creating five townhomes that will provide a beautiful and welcoming place for Norwalk families to live at an affordable rate. From our executive director, Michele Conderino: “To truly prevent homelessness, you have to stabilize people and …
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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 …
Managing money well takes training. There are so many financial decisions to make – rent, mortgages, student loans and saving for that rainy day. There’s a lot to know. But where can people go to develop sound financial skills? This week on The Full Story we’re exploring local programs and online resources that educate people …
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In recent months, Emily Close has given much of her free time to Open Doors in Norwalk. “[I wanted to do] something for my community that is a better use of my time than normally would be,” she said. Close decided to organize a fundraiser for April 28 at Blind Rhino in Norwalk where there will …
April 28th fundraiser for Open Doors at the Blind Rhino! Read More »
During the height of the pandemic, federal funding, eviction moratoriums, and housing services helped individuals and families who were at extreme risk of losing a secure place to live. Today those support systems are gone. Affordable housing is scarce in our region, and, in Connecticut, the number of people who don’t have homes is on …
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According to Advancing Connecticut Together’s latest Point-in-Time Count, 2,930 people across the state experienced homelessness on a single night in January last year. The organization says that’s up 13% from the year before. At Open Doors in Norwalk, executive director Michelle Conderino says the nonprofit’s homeless shelter has been at capacity for the past few …
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Samm Williams of Open Doors worked with the National Alliance to End Homelessness to answer the question: “How do we assist homeless services staff, so they can continue to assist the individuals we serve?” Read her blog post to get a provider’s perspective at https://endhomelessness.org/blog/how-to-value-frontline-staff
Feeding 500 students are hard at work this holiday season! They’re holding their first Holiday Hustle 5K fundraiser on Sunday, December 11, at Wilton’s Comstock Community Center. Register for the race and check out the Good Morning Wilton article to learn more about the event and the students who are leading Feeding 500!
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 …
