Now that he’s turned his life around, Tyrone says, “I want to give back all that I can to Open Door Mission.”
As the baby brother in a family of 9 children, Tyrone always knew his mom loved him. He just didn’t get enough of her, as she struggled to raise her kids alone. “My mom did the best...
“Since I’ve been here, life is good,” says Kathy, shown here with her daughter.
When Kathy came to Open Door Mission, alcohol had taken over her life to the point that she didn’t even know who she was anymore. “I didn’t think I’d ever find myself again,” she says. “But I...
A full-time student now, Carla is moving full speed ahead with her plans to become a Chemical Dependency Counselor.
As Carla prepared to graduate from the New Life Recovery Program, her caseworker and counselors armed her with a few tips on how to stay on track. Basically, she says she learned to “Keep...
Joel and his mother Nancy are rebuilding their lives at Lydia House. They are so grateful for your support.
Like many others, Joel and his mom couldn’t escape the effects of the recession. Recent immigrants from Cuba, Joel was going to school and his mom was working in Los Angeles. Then Joel’s mom lost her job. They came to Nebraska...
As Don gets ready to return to work—clean and sober at last—he says, “I’m blessed!”
Like so many men and women who come to Open Door Mission, Don isn’t sure exactly where he took a wrong turn. When he was 14, he got into trouble just by being “in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong kids.”...
