MEN'S SHELTER
The Men’s Shelter program at Open Door Ministries is a facility designed to house adult homeless men on a temporary basis. First preference is given to the High Point resident followed by the Guilford County resident. Clients go an entrance screening before being accepted to the facility. They must be 18 years of age and cannot be a sex offender. The shelter offers 66 beds for the general populations, and ten beds for treatment program and six beds in the overflow dormitory. Additional mattresses are set up in the cold months to handle the overflow.
The Men’s Shelter at Open Door Ministries is the only homeless shelter that serves adult men in High Point. Those that come to our program benefit from a variety of programs at Open Door Ministries such as the Father’s Table, Arthur Cassell Transitional House and the Education and Job Readiness Program. Our goal is to serve the whole man, with focus on spiritual, physical and social development.
IMPACT
In 2012, the Open Door Ministries Men’s Shelter served 559 individual men. This resulted in a total of 22,204 bed stays, throughout the year. We were able to acquire 106 picture Id’s, 69 birth certificates and 83 social security cards allowing clients to have proper identification as they begin to rebuild their life. We also dispersed a total of 1800 bus tickets to 391 of our clients so they can take care of medical problems and look for work.
Clients of the Men’s Shelter at Open Door Ministries have access to the following services, at no cost:
Casement Manager Services
Each client is assigned a case manager whereby they can receive counselor to achieve their goals. Whether it is VA related, mental health, job related or medical related.
Medical Services are offered each Tuesday of the week by volunteer nurses pool. Ruth Payne, a 30 year RN, along with her medical colleague volunteer, offer their medical services to our clients each week. This service helps to alleviate unnecessary medical expediters in our community.
OUR IMMEDIATE NEEDS
Our clients are in need of toilets such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, hair combs, lotions, disposable razors. Clothing is always needed, such as socks, underwear, T-shirts in addition to business attire that will be acceptable to wear in an interview.
Monetary donations can be designated to the Men's Shelter by mailing a check to Open Door Ministries, 400 North Centennial Street, High Point, NC 27262. Donations can also be made online by clicking here.
