Open Door Mission’s Men’s Transitional Shelter: Phase One

The Open Door Mission is moving some of their program participants to the 3rd floor of the mission which is located at 226 Warren Street in Glens Falls NY; this is phase one of the plan to set up a 52-bed men’s shelter. Jamie Munyon is the Executive Director of the Open Door Mission. He explained phase one of the program via a YouTube video: “We’re really excited about this opportunity to serve this community in this way. We want to say thank you to our staff and our volunteers. We want to thank Maureen and Elka and Lee and Bob for all of the hard work that was put in to facilitate this move.”

The program participants are moving from the first floor of the mission to the third floor of the mission. The individuals that are participating in this program will be in the Life Path Program; these individuals will be addressing some of the cycles that keep them stuck in poverty and homelessness, including addiction, mental health, and financial concerns. They will have the opportunity to participate in small groups. With the support of the staff, they will have individual care plans, which ensure that their basic needs will be cared for, and they will be able to pursue growth in areas that they find themselves getting stuck in. 

The Open Door Mission would like to thank the frontline staff and shelter volunteers for their amazing work; the Federal Home Loan, which funded the third floor; and Hilltop Construction Company, for their execution of the building plans.