It has been nearly 3 years since I first walked through their doors. When I first arrived, I was struggling. About 4 years, I was living on the street, doing drugs, and slowly losing a grip on my connection…
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” Sunday is often a great day to contemplate, step back, rest, walk, ponder, stop to wonder about things that don’t enter our busy minds…
“What I have been able to understand is that almost all of the youth have the ability to be self-sufficient through their own knowledge and skills that they already possess. I have also seen that there is no on…
The following is a submission retrieved from a 1989 BackTalk Publication, a newsletter published by The Back Door (now The Doorway). When we read through our 30 year Archives, it is sometimes sad and frustrating how little has changed…
‘If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.’ Thomas Edison Perhaps most people will resonate with this statement as a truth in their experience. Or maybe it will be a…
Whatever our traditions and belief systems this time of year, the shared thread that holds us all together is about love and good will. The love and care can be lived out in giving gifts and attention to others.…
The first week of November The Doorway was invited to an international conversation about the role of community in supporting young people outside of traditional supports who are building their lives toward participation in our society. We came together…
In the past few weeks I have had reason to think back to our history and to reflect on the children who experience our world every day. Journalists and reporters continue to inform us that all children are not…
Today we learned a trusted and generous friend has passed from our world. His pragmatic and generous spirit impacted the young people at The Doorway in personal and useful ways. He understood that young people need the space and…
One of my favorite movies was Aladdin and in particular, the engaging and energetic Iago* who added so much humor and color and food for thought to the story. His strategy of repeating the sentence: “… _____ is such…