Congratulations to our Deputy Director of Day Services, Solomon Dean, for being the 2021 recipient of the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless Kent & Mary Beittel Lifetime Achievement Award! “Fair, Consistent & Predictable.” Those are the words our Deputy Director Of Day Services Solomon Dean has lived by working at The Open Shelter for almost […]
Mother’s Day is less than a month away and we need help honoring the mothers we serve. Our hope is to give out 60 swag bags but we still need the following items donated by Friday, April 30 to make it happen!- “One Size” & “Tall & Curvy”– Leggings– Footies (ankle socks)– Candy– Jewelry– Mini […]
Thanks to YOUR support, during the first quarter of 2021, we had 6,257 encounters in which we assisted 919 homeless and marginally housed men, women and children. Here is what YOUR support provided to those we serve from January 4th through March 31st—14,476 sack lunches.179 hygiene kits.20,196 ‘to-go’ meals.1,035 instances of clothing assistance.519 occurrences of […]
