Joel, a seasoned kitchen volunteer, emailed and said that he wanted ODM’s Amy to stop by the kitchen during his regular lunchtime shift to pick up a check from him and his wife. He went on to say that his son lost his pregnant wife and the baby four years ago. Every year, this volunteer …
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The Washington Times covered the decline of charitable giving and the effects of inflation. Read the story below to see what the CEO of Open Door Mission had to say in response to this change in giving pattern. GET THE STORY
It was May 2011, when Robbie and Amy Kent, discovered that the baby boy they were expecting had no heartbeat at 38 weeks. Amy delivered Finnegan on May 25th, 2011, and the family knew they wanted to do something special to honor their baby boy. They decided they would host a birthday party for him every year …
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Friday we went on the streets to serve some of our friends and I noticed some new tents in some trees and we took a walk in the woods to find those that needed help. We met new friends in need and even saw some new relationships formed amongst those living in the woods. We watched them …
Today, Open Door Mission is remembering the life of Kirk, one of our beloved volunteers and a former graduate of the New Life Recovery Program. Kirk came to Open Door Mission as a broken man, in desperate need of change. He found hope and restoration through the Open Door Mission’s New Life Recovery Program. Two months after Kirk …
WHAT: On Saturday, September 18th, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Open Door Mission will celebrate 9 graduates from the New Life Program, a residential program committed to providing men, women and families the tools needed to become self-sufficient community members. The 7 men and 2 women will share their Story of Hope and receive a certificate …
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Evelyn, our Community Guest Services Manager, wrote this update from the Timberlake Outreach Center: God bless everyone, I want to share how God is blessing our community at the Timberlake Outreach Center. Our volunteer, Hyeyong, offered her services for free haircuts recently. It was a huge success! She did about 8 to 10 haircuts. What …
WHAT: With a heat advisory in effect later today and tomorrow, Open Door Mission is asking the community to help save the lives of those living on the streets by keeping an eye out for anyone who may be in distress during the dangerously high temperatures. The community can help by donating much needed items …
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On Thursday, July 22, 2021, from 6:00 – 10:00 a.m. Open Door Mission and iHeartMedia invite the public to bring bottled water donations to the Hydrate for Hope event in the iHeartMedia parking lot. Donors will be able to drive through the parking lot to drop off the bottled water without getting out of their …
Russell Janssen, our Men’s Ministry Director had this update: I had the pleasure of taking 8 men to Bellevue to help Thanksgiving Lutheran Church work on their Lighthouse in Old Towne Bellevue. They are taking Ron Dotzler’s program and starting their own in Bellevue where crime and other issues like teen pregnancies are rampant. We had …
