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Resident Holiday Gift Giving

During the month of October our CFH/Allen House, Residential, Cooper House, and Jumpstart Programs reached out to residents asking for holiday wish lists. More than 140 residents responded, and their lists were consolidated into The Resident Holiday Gift Giving Program for this year. For many of the families we serve this is an opportunity to help create a Christmas full of joy and hope for their household.

It is important, at this time of year, to remember that not everyone is fortunate enough to enjoy a bright and joyous Christmas. Although DOORWAYS is there to help, many residents and their families may still be going through difficult times, and the gift giving program is a chance to bring a little holiday cheer into their lives.

To ensure that our residents had a memorable Christmas we reached out to donors, volunteers and kind-hearted individuals who were willing to be our gift elves. With their help, we aimed to fulfill each and every Christmas wish. The response from the community was overwhelming and all the residents on the list received gifts to make their Christmas a little brighter.

Simple acts of kindness can make a tremendous impact on someone's life during the holiday season and throughout the year.

On behalf of our residents and staff, thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity. Best wishes for the Holiday Season from everyone at DOORWAYS.

Friends In Deed - Holiday Season

Our Friends In Deed group have been busy this holiday season. The group has been spending much of December helping to make the DOORWAYS staff and residents’ holidays a little more cheery and bright. Earlier in the month the group spent a Sunday trimming the tree in the Administration lobby at the Jefferson Avenue campus with ornaments, baubles, and other festive decorations. The tree not only serves to welcome guests and staff to the Administration building but can also be seen from the Welcome Center and Allen House buildings through the floor to ceiling window in the lobby

As part of their annual Holiday and Gift-Wrapping Party, members of the Friends In Deed group helped wrap gifts for nearly 30 residents in our resident holiday gift giving program. Volunteering to help wrap gifts for those in our programs is an incredible act of kindness and expression of the holiday spirit. Thank You Friends In Deed for all that you have done the past year.

StoryCorps at DOORWAYS

In early October DOORWAYS was invited by StoryCorps to participate in their documentation of St. Louis area stories. StoryCorps, for twenty years, has documented the real stories of more than 640,000 people throughout the nation. During their time in St. Louis, StoryCorps was able to document the stories of about a dozen people associated with DOORWAYS and its mission. Staff, both long-term and short-term, residents from various program sites, and volunteers and former board members paired up to talk with each other about their individual life experiences.

DOORWAYS was excited to be notified that a recording between DOORWAYS' own Reverend Dr. Jeff Moore of Webster Groves Christian Church and Cooper House resident, Joseph, was selected and spotlighted on 90.7 KWMU St. Louis Public Radio and the NPR Morning Edition. Jeff and Joseph's story of shared humanity was selected to correspond with the 35th Anniversary of World AIDS Day on December 1.

You can listen to part of the conversation on the StoryCorps website here or on the NPR website here.

Fiscal Year 2023 Impact Report and End of Year Highlights

During this time of year, our thoughts turn to those who have generously helped make our progress and growth possible. Please review the FY2023 Impact Report for more information about program outcomes and the highlights of the many successes during the year.

Your ongoing commitment and support were vital to these accomplishments. The effort continues into the New Year and we look forward to partnering with you during 2024!

The following are some DOORWAYS highlights and staff accomplishments during 2023.

• Phase II of the agency’s expansion plan launched on May 18, 2023, with a groundbreaking ceremony for Elliott Place, a 39-unit permanent housing apartment building offering one- and two-bedroom units.

• President & CEO Opal M. Jones was invited to rejoin the board of the National HIV/AIDS Housing Coalition. In May 2023, Opal participated as a panelist at an HIV session moderated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health. She also participated in a roundtable sponsored by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. The agency hosted the St. Louis Regional Ending the HIV Epidemic Summit on January 31.

• Chief Financial Officer, Gary Mudd, received the Champion Award from PROMO for his long-time dedicated leadership in the effort to secure LGBTQ+ equality and advocacy in Missouri. President & CEO Opal M. Jones was named a 2023 Titan 100 at a dinner on April 6, 2023.

• June 1, 2023, DOORWAYS assumed direct management of U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program funds that were being utilized by a subrecipient to provide supportive housing services in 62 outstate counties in Missouri. To assure continuity of care, the two people working for the subrecipient became DOORWAYS employees on May 25, 2023.

• Employment Services is up and running with 42 clients placed in either full- or part-time employment roles. Partnerships with a number of employment resources were established, including sources for interview clothing, financial literacy, and job skills training.

There are many more agency highlights featured in our FY 2023 Impact Report.

Thank you to the many generous individuals and organizations that continue their support of our life-saving mission and programs that help stabilize clients, create hope, and build a foundation for achieving a self-directed life!

We Appreciate Our Grantors and Funders - Home Builders Charitable Foundation

DOORWAYS is grateful for the relationships we have with our funders. Funding secured through the public sector is a lifeline to those we serve.

Thank you to the Home Builders Charitable Foundation, the charitable arm of the Home Builders Association of St. Louis & Eastern Missouri, for their recent grant to replace the flooring in one of our permanent housing buildings. This upgrade will improve resident safety and fulfill our commitment to assure well-maintained affordable housing for our low-income clients.

The President of the Home Builders Association of St. Louis & Eastern Missouri (HBA) and T.R. Hughes Homes, Jason Hughes, is pictured on the left with Jim Timmerberg, DOORWAYS Director of Development, at the check presentation at the HBA office in​ November.



Thank You Home Builders Charitable Foundation!

AVAILABLE NOW! - Affordable Housing Assistance Program (AHAP) Tax Credits

DOORWAYS was recently awarded an allotment of Missouri AHAP tax credits that are used as an incentive for a Missouri business and/or individual to support agencies providing affordable housing. This state tax credit is earned by an eligible donor for the donation of cash, equity, services, or real or personal property to DOORWAYS, thereby assisting in our mission of providing safe and affordable housing coupled with wrap-around supportive services to people living with HIV. The AHAP tax credit for an eligible donor equals 55% of the total value of the donation to DOORWAYS.

Eligible Donor: To be eligible the Donor is subject to Missouri tax from business activities performed in the state of Missouri. More specifically, a Donor must be classified as one of the following: a corporation, a sole proprietorship, a farm operation, an individual reporting income from rental property or royalties, a small business corporation, a partnership, an individual partner in a partnership or shareholder in an S-Corporation or a public or private foundation.

It is simple to participate, make a gift of cash or stocks to DOORWAYS. You will be provided the tax credit certification application to complete, sign and have notarized – we have a notary on staff and we will file on your behalf with the state. The state will send you a tax credit certificate to file with your Missouri taxes. The deadline for submitting a tax credit certification application is April 30, 2024.

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RETRO RED 2024 - A Disco Ball

The stage is set for the annual DOORWAYS RED Gala on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza. 

Inspired by the legendary New York City nightclub, Studio 54, RETRO RED - A Disco Ball will debut our very own Studio 35 in celebration of thirty-five years of providing housing, health and hope. Prepare to DANCE! and mark your calendar and plan to attend this elegant and glittering evening. Please invite your friends and family to attend or build a table and have your own party. Invitations will be in the mail shortly, but you don’t have to wait to make a reservation, please visit www.DoorwaysRED.org and make your reservations early, this event will be a sell-out! 

Sponsorships available by contacting Director of Development, Jim Timmerberg at jtimmerberg@Doorwayshousing.org.

P.S. Golden Raffle tickets, there are only 150 chances for $100 each available, the list of Auction Packages will be announced after the first of the year, check doorwaysred.org for more information or for your chance to take one of our Live Auction items off the auction block for only $100.00.

View additional past photos from MasqueRED 2023 here

Current Job Opportunities

DOORWAYS is always on the lookout for compassionate and dedicated people to join us in serving the community. Our services and programs continue to expand and so do our staffing needs. Below is a list of current open positions available agency-wide:

A full list of current job opportunities and their descriptions can be found here.