The Open Doors shelter is a residential program designed to support individuals who are experiencing homelessness. The program focuses on helping participants become financially stable and self-sufficient in-order to successfully transition to long-term, stable housing (including to our residential community).
Each guest is provided with a bed, bedding, a dresser, food and personal hygiene products at no cost.
Criteria:
- experiencing homelessness
- 30 days clean and sober and actively working a program (if applicable)
- actively seeking employment or working a minimum of 30 hours per week
Requirements:
- proof of active job seeking
- budget every pay period and saving a minimum of 30% from each paycheck towards future stable housing
- participate in daily chores
- abide by the 9:30pm curfew (does not apply to guests who work during that time)
- responsible for signing in and out
- follow all house rules
- provide proof of NA/AA meeting attendance (if applicable)
If you are experiencing homelessness and are committed to working towards becoming self-supporting, Open Doors is here to support you. To see if you could be a good candidate for our shelter program, please send a detailed email to shelterscreenings@odkzoo.com describing your current situation and also include your clean time and current employment or work history. Someone from the shelter will get in touch with you within two business days.