When I came to The Doorway I was 17. I had no home, no job, no money, and definitely no joy. I’ll be 24 years old this year. And many aspects of my environment have changed. My housing and employment are constant. My…
My wish for everyone in the new year….May peace break into your house,May thieves come to steal your debts,May the pockets of your pants become a magnet for $20 bills,May love stick to you like VaselineMay laughter assault your…
It’s now been a full year since I moved into this apartment unit. 365 days being housed, and building up to a place where my life should be at rather than where I was at. In the time since I’ve moved…
A look back. I remember the first time I walked into The Doorway not knowing where my life was going. I was scared. The past had been filled with a lot of grief, self-destruction and little self-awareness. After my…
When I first started coming to The Doorway, well even heard about it, I was very skeptical that there were people, and not only people but a whole organization of people, that were so willing to give unconditionally, no…
Our process and the relationships we build grow confidence and a better future, hear what Willow has been able to accomplish through The Doorway. When I first started going to The Doorway, I was not doing so well. I was fresh out of…
On June 22, we re-opened our doors a couple afternoons a week! We already knew the space we provide young people contributes a lot to the thinking, calming and connecting they get out of The Doorway. Offering our process…
The Doorway community is truly grateful to all of our donors and supporters who have made our COVID-19 support possible. Over the past couple months words can not describe how encouraged and inspired we have been by young people…
Over the decades this story has been consistently shared by participants. We know the cash incentive gets participants through our door and keeps them coming back, but it is their desire for change that drives them to places they…
