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On December 6th, 1983 The Open Shelter was born thanks to the efforts of Kent Beittel. It was the first 24-hour emergency walk-in shelter in Ohio. Kent was described in many ways; “fierce advocate for the homeless”, “relentless and stubborn champion for social justice”, “maverick”, “Don Quixote of the city’s homeless” and unfortunately, in other […]

Kathy Jackson has been a generous and loyal supporter of The Open Shelter and those we serve for many, many years. Whether it is helping us for a special Holiday Event, urgent need, or just being there for our guests; Kathy has always come through for our mission of “Staying Behind With Those Left Behind”.

Jerome is one of our guests who YOUR support has helped for many, many years. Jerome is currently part of our payeeship program which provides third-party money management to help guests get housed and stay housed. Jerome also volunteers every day at our agency and serves as our “Donations Liaison”, helping unload and sort donations