Supporters, board members (current and former), government officials, residents and staff all gathered on a clear spring day to commemorate the 20th anniversary of
Cooper House, formerly known as the DOORWAYS Supportive Housing Facility.
Guests gathered for the program, refreshments, and cake decorated with the DOORWAYS logo under a gleaming ...
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Stitch-n-Such
On Saturday, May 6th, residents of Cooper House joined social worker, Allison Givens, in a "Stitch-n-Such" activity. Allison taught all how to make English paper pieced quilt blocks out of scrap materials. Participants also discussed current events and asked questions of each other to get to know each other better... such as "what did you want to be when you grew up?", favorite foods, dream vacations, etc.
For information on assisting with resident activities click here.
Women's Health Fair
Recently staff in the Jumpstart Program had the pleasure of collaborating with staff in the Residential Program to welcome Brittany Thornton from the City of St. Louis Department of Health along with Walgreens to host a Women's Health Fair. This was a highly participatory fair engaging women as they learned the need for, use of and effectiveness of the FC2 Female Condom. Additionally, women were given opportunities to receive education and screenings on several women's health issues. The overarching goal was to provide a safe learning environment to empower and encourage the women to live a happy healthy life while living with HIV/AIDS. The event was very successful. We look forward to more opportunities to collaborate with other community providers.
If you have an interest in collaborating with one of our programs, contact
Pat Plumley.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
DOORWAYS is always seeking volunteers to better assist our clients and staff. We currently have opportunities in the following areas:
Staff Picnic (help out allowing staff to enjoy the picnic)
PRIDE St. Louis Festival and Parade (represent DOORWAYS at Pride St. Louis)
Summer Teachers/Tutors (work with residents' children during the summer)
Administrative Tasks (stuff envelopes, assist with mailings, etc.)
Cooper House resident companions
Bakers (provide special treats to residents)
Activity Assistants (go on activities with residents)
Thank You to everyone who participated and made donations on Give STL Day, Tuesday, May 9. We were blessed to receive a $5,000 match from a private foundation. Thanks to gifts from 45 friends and supporters, we met and exceeded the match!
If you missed Give STL day and would still like to make a donation - you may simply click here to make a donation online. Thank you!
Upcoming Events (click pictures for more information)
Pride St. Louis 2017
June 23-25, 2017
DOORWAYS will be participating in the annual Pride Celebration at Soldiers' Memorial - Downtown St. Louis, MO
Come visit our booth on Saturday and Sunday. DOORWAYS will also be marching in the parade on Sunday (parade starts at noon).
Volunteers Needed:
We are looking for volunteers who would like to help share our mission at our booth and who would like to join us in representing DOORWAYS in the parade on Sunday. Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt. If interested contact us at
volunteer@doorwayshousing.org.
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.
DOORWAYS, an IRC 501(c)3 tax-exempt Missouri nonprofit corporation, is registered to solicit funds for charitable purposes in Missouri and Illinois. DOORWAYS only solicits such charitable contributions in MO and IL.
