Open Door Mission

And the problem is worse than you think.

How homeless people are treated by society depends entirely on how homelessness is perceived. People who lose their homes can have complicated circumstances; you might be surprised at what causes people to be homeless.

James works a minimum-wage job and could afford an apartment until he became ill. Without health insurance, his entire paycheck had to go toward medical bills. After he left the hospital, he found himself without a home.

Up to 26% of homeless people are employed.

Georgia, a single mom, struggled to pay her family's bills and rent for years until she was laid off from her job as a housecleaner. Unable to find work in time to pay the next month's rent, she was forced to move out with her two children.

30% of the homeless are families with children.

If you are homeless, you probably don't have a way to receive mail, a phone number to be reached at, shelter from harsh weather, any motivation, much hope.

At Open Door Mission, we have worked for 20 years to provide shelter, day center services, meals, and recovery help to homeless men, women, and families. Whether our clients are Christian or secular, an individual or a family, we offer programs to address what causes people to be homeless as well as the services necessary for their immediate well-being. We are proud of the role our homeless shelter volunteering services have played in Northern Colorado. We believe it is our duty to help those in need and to improve, by our own acts of leadership, how homeless people are treated by society. We want to be facilitators for the future - helping people understand what homelessness and shelters are all about. We want to Open The Door to the homeless and to the community at large. We are all brothers and sisters, no matter whether we have a roof over our heads or not.