Open Door Mission

Homelessness is badly misunderstood. 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 become homeless.

The economy we now face has been instrumental in many people being laid off from their jobs, and unable to find new employment. Unable to make their house payment or rent payment they face eviction and thereby become homeless.  Sometimes homeless people have jobs, but are facing the expenses of a sudden, severe illness and no health insurance to help cover the costs.    What was once an adequate income, no longer is.  Becoming homeless forces a different and perhaps strange lifestyle upon a person, with new fears of an unknown future.

At The Open Door Mission, we have worked over the course of 23 years to provide shelter, meals and recovery help to homeless men and women. Whether our clients are Christian or secular, we provide services necessary for immediate well-being.  We believe that 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 the community at large.  We are all brothers and sisters, whether we have a roof over our heads or not.