THE OPEN DOOR SHELTER INC

SHELTERING:OPEN DOORS' SHELTERING PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS RAPIDLY RETURN TO PERMANENT HOUSING. IN FY25, OUR SHELTER SERVED 155 INDIVIDUALS, SUCCESSFULLY HOUSING 76. THROUGH OUR STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM, WE SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 64 INDIVIDUALS, HELPING 31 INDIVIDUALS TRANSITION OFF THE STREETS AND INTO HOUSING.TO FURTHER SUPPORT CLIENT SUCCESS, OPEN DOORS OPERATES THE SOCIAL, A FIVE-DAY-A-WEEK HOUSING READINESS PROGRAM OFFERING WORKSHOPS AND PEER SUPPORT TO IMPROVE TENANTS' SKILLS, COPING ABILITIES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THOSE CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.WE ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL WRAPAROUND SERVICES THROUGH OUR ONSITE PARTNERS, INCLUDING NORWALK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER'S MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS OFFERED VIA OUR COMMUNITY CLOSET, WHICH DISTRIBUTED 43,280 ITEMS OF CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO 1,812 INDIVIDUALS, AND OUR ON-SITE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED 21 CHILDREN WITH HOMEWORK SUPPORT, CRAFTS, AND ENRICHMENT.CLIENTS ALSO BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES THROUGH OUR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY HUB.

NUTRITION:MANNA HOUSE & FOOD PANTRYOUR FEEDING PROGRAMS ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH TWO PRIMARY SERVICES:MANNA HOUSE SERVES TWO HOT MEALS DAILY BREAKFAST AND DINNER TO SHELTER RESIDENTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TENANTS, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. IN FY25, WE SERVED 105,237 MEALS, A 13.6% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. OF THESE, 74,679 MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUTSIDE OF THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; 30% WERE DONATED BY MEAL GROUPS, WHILE 70% WERE PREPARED IN-HOUSE.THE PANTRY OPERATES FIVE DAYS A WEEK, OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF GROCERIES INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY, MEATS, AND PANTRY STAPLES. INDIVIDUALS MAY SHOP BI-WEEKLY BY APPOINTMENT. IN FY25, THE PANTRY SERVED 918 INDIVIDUALS, DISTRIBUTING 7,606 GROCERY BAGS, TOTALING OVER 152,000 POUNDS OF FOOD. HOLIDAY BASKETS WERE PROVIDED TO AN AVERAGE OF 185 FAMILIES PER HOLIDAY (THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, EASTER), EACH RECEIVING THE INGREDIENTS FOR A COMPLETE HOLIDAY MEAL.THESE PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING FOOD DRIVES, DONOR GROUPS, LOCAL SUPERMARKETS, AND BUSINESSES LIKE PANERA AND CHICK-FIL-A.