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The Open Shelter is so grateful for our decades long partnership with See Kids Dream. See Kids Dream’s mission is to empower youth with the skills, motivation, and confidence to make our world a better place. No greater example of that was the Mini Leaders Of Tomorrow Showcase in which students ranging from Pre-K to […]

Amanda is one of our guests that we have been helping for nearly 10 years. She has been through many struggles with her four children but she has been able to persevere with your support. “The Open Shelter has helped me in many different ways. Help with Christmas, clothing, food; anything I have ever needed.”

How fitting that on 6/14, 614 Day in Columbus, Ohio, our community came together to celebrate PRIDE during the 2025 Stonewall Columbus Pride March. It is truly an honor for The Open Shelter to join so many in being “United In Power”, uplift LGBTQIA+ identities, and to show that The Open Shelter is there for

Nearly 30 fathers found food, fun, and more at our Father’s Day 2025 Celebration! A HUGE THANK YOU to our friends from Eldorado Scioto Downs for providing and serving a delicious Father’s Day meal! The talented Brittani Orr provided free haircuts for everyone who attended! Thank you to Beth Yeprem & everyone who donated items

The Open Shelter’s 2025 Mother’s Day Event was a very special occasion thanks to the support, efforts, love, and care of so many. We are so grateful to Patrick & Molly Barrington, the Dublin Coffman Rocks lacrosse team, and their parents. These young men did a fantastic job in making sure the 40 women and

YOU can make a difference in central Ohio by donating to Match Madness. NOW through April 7th, we need YOU to help us raise $15,000 to triple a $5,000 pledge made by a loyal couple who have supported us for years. Match Madness is about helping others, like AnnMarie, who, through our help, was able to get out