Open Door to host open house October 6

The event includes a campus tour, a chance to meet staff and a shared meal. Development director Carley Patton and community engagement coordinator Emma Thompson are scheduled to speak about the organization and the open house itself.

Open Door works with people experiencing poverty, homelessness and sex trafficking, with a stated mission to cultivate community, opportunity and restoration. Its main programs are the Community Center, Permanent Supportive Housing and Survivor Housing.

For neighbors curious about what actually happens inside a place like this, the open house offers a rare direct look. Walking the campus and hearing from staff who run the programs gives people a clearer picture of how the Community Center, Permanent Supportive Housing and Survivor Housing operate day to day, rather than just hearing the mission statement secondhand.

A meal, a tour and two staff members talking through three separate housing and support programs, all packed into two hours on a Tuesday evening at 1916 13th St.