November 2015                                                                                       www.doorwayshousing.org
JumpstartBackpackJumpstart Offers Credit Repair Class   
Jumpstart Program Director, Jamika Irby (in yellow), is joined by (L-R) Jacqueline Snyder,
Jacob L. McWhorter and Eric Madkins
from Regions Bank.

The Jumpstart Program recently hosted a class on Credit Repair.  Staff from Regions Bank facilitated a discussion and answered questions. 

The participants were given budget books, calculators and expanding files, provided in part by the City of St. Louis Continuum of Care, as a means to help them work toward one of the program goals which is to 'maintain or increase income.'

A big Thank You goes to Urban Eats for hosting the class and allowing us to utilize their space as we educate families and
build community through program participation. 
HealthFairHealth Fair
Click here for more pictures from the event.

Our 2nd Annual Double A, Double H Health Fair was a success! It was a day filled with health education, screenings, flu shots and prizes. Attendees enjoyed all of the booths and giveaways from the different vendors. Our goal for the health fair is to remind residents that there are several community supports and resources right outside their door.

Special thanks to businesses and organizations such as Walgreens, The SPOT, St. Louis Community College,
Affinia Healthcare, St. Louis City Health Department,
SAGE Metro St. Louis and Gilead Sciences.  
VoiceYourChoiceThanks to our Volunteers



Volunteers from RubinBrown spent the day sorting and renaming file cabinets in our storage room.  They also helped clean our storage area and organized donations for our clients in emergency housing.  Thanks for all your great work - we appreciate you!    


Volunteers from St. Louis University visited as part of their Make A Difference Day.  They spent the day racking leaves around Cooper House and beautifying the Giudici-Tinlin AIDS Memorial Garden.  They were a great group and we thank them for all their hard work. 

For information on volunteering click here.  
BlanketDriveBlanket Drive

Clients, who come to us with very little and seeking emergency housing, need new or gently used, clean blankets to take to their new apartments.

You can drop off blanket donations to our offices in the Central West End at
4385 Maryland Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108 anytime! We have staff available 24/7 who are happy to accept them. If you have anything to donate call Brenda at 314-328-2710 or email [email protected]. 
PhoneExtensionsNew Phone Extensions


If you've called our office lately you have probably noticed we have a new phone/voicemail system!  Our main numbers have not changed - just the extensions.  We apologize if you have had difficulty reaching a staff member due to the new extension numbers.  A list of staff and their new extensions can be found here.   
GivingTuesdayRemember DOORWAYS on Giving Tuesday

Click here to make a donation in celebration of Giving Tuesday.   
To see all of our upcoming events please click here.


DOORWAYS is an interfaith non-profit organization which provides
housing and related supportive services to improve quality of life
and health outcomes for people affected by HIV/AIDS.