Open Doors Homeless Coalition

On Tuesday, we visited with Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, Pi Epsilon Chapter at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jackson County Campus! We engaged in valuable conversations about homelessness in our community and listened to their amazing ideas about how they can play an active role with homeless service providers. We also shared all about the work of the MS-503 CoC with our unsheltered population! Thank you, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, for wanting to be a part of the solution! #homelessness #endhomelessness #homelessnessawareness #endyouthhomelessness #youthhomelessness #endinghomelessness #homelessnessprevention #fighthomelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime

In observance of Labor Day, our offices will be closed on September 2nd. We will resume normal operations on September 3rd. Thank you for your understanding. #homelessness #endhomelessness #homelessnessawareness #endyouthhomelessness #youthhomelessness #endinghomelessness #homelessnessprevention #fighthomelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime

Today, on September 2nd, we honor the strength, resilience, and hard work of every individual. At Open Doors, we recognize that everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. Together, we can create a community where every effort matters. Happy Labor Day! #homelessness #endhomelessness #homelessnessawareness #endyouthhomelessness #youthhomelessness #endinghomelessness #homelessnessprevention #fighthomelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime

Back Bay Mission and Open Doors Homeless Coalition worked together diligently to get our friend, Emory into a fabulous apartment! Working closely with our partners makes GREAT things happen! #homelessness #endhomelessness #homelessnessawareness #endyouthhomelessness #youthhomelessness #endinghomelessness #homelessnessprevention #fighthomelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime

A huge THANK YOU to Beau Rivage Resort & Casino! They donated a total of 6,000 individual hygiene items including soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc.! These items will be handed out during outreach and to housed clients! It takes partners like Beau Rivage Resort & Casino to help us help the people we serve every day! #homelessness #endhomelessness #homelessnessawareness #endyouthhomelessness #youthhomelessness #endinghomelessness #homelessnessprevention #fighthomelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime

ODHC and Back Bay Mission staff spent another day outreaching to unsheltered in Gulfport. Thank you Gulfport Police Department for teaming up with us again to end homelessness and support vulnerable communities! #homelessness #endhomelessness #homelessnessawareness #endyouthhomelessness #youthhomelessness #endinghomelessness #homelessnessprevention #fighthomelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime

There was a FULL house at today's CoC meeting! Mireya Alexander, Magnolia Medical Foundation and Margaret Menendez, Bethesda Free Clinic shared valuable information about the services they provide. MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI was our Spotlight Organization! They shared all about the trainings and programs that they offer. And...Open Doors Homeless Coalition recognized team members with MCeRT for all of their support with our CHOICE program! Thanks to everyone who came! #homelessness #endhomelessness #homelessnessawareness #endyouthhomelessness #youthhomelessness #endinghomelessness #homelessnessprevention #fighthomelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime

ODHC staff, along with staff from Back Bay Mission and MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI were back at it today outreaching to a remote encampment in Biloxi. Big shout out to our partners at Biloxi Police Department who always treat those we all serve with dignity and respect. It is only through our joint partnerships that community solutions can be achieved! #homelessness #endhomelessness #homelessnessawareness #endyouthhomelessness #youthhomelessness #endinghomelessness #homelessnessprevention #fighthomelessness #homelessnessisnotacrime

Our national nonprofit partners at National Alliance to End Homelessness recently released their State of Homelessness Report with a 15-year lookback at trends, by state, with an interactive map. Some key national takeaways: 1) Response systems work effectively, but needs more resources to combat the nationwide affordable housing crisis; 2) More people than ever are experiencing homelessness for the first time, with a 23% increase in the past 5 years; 3) Record high numbers of people are living unsheltered, especially among individuals; and 4) Severe housing cost burden for renter households (paying more than half your income on rent) is on a dramatic rise. Mississippi's data trends are more encouraging, but there is so much more work to be done! Become a part of the solution by getting involved on the national or local level and consider becoming a member of your local Continuum of Care and investing your time, talent, or treasure to build a better community for us all! https://lnkd.in/dDBr6KSp

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