Thank you to St. Augustine’s Parish, Vancouver, for increasing their monthly Food Drive to a twice monthly collection! This generous program was started in 2016 by a group of parishioners attending a Bible study at St. Augustine’s, reflecting on a way to recognize the Year of Mercy. They visited The Door is Read more…
Cathy is part of the Cree clan and was born and raised in Northern Saskatchewan. She has lived in Vancouver for the past twenty years. Cathy currently works part-time as a flagger for the City of Vancouver on road construction projects. She lives in a comfortable single-room occupancy hotel, which Read more…
Myrtle was homeless and living in Oppenheimer Park when she first came to The Door Is Open four years ago. “I had nothing, but here (The Door Is Open) you have everything. I found shelter from the rain, somewhere to go where it’s calm, where I can relax and feel Read more…
Mario is one of our guests at The Door Is Open. Mario has now twice donated 6 boxes of bananas to us. Mario said this about why he is donating to us: I’m very grateful. I’m given this grace, and it’s only right that I give back what I can. It is not about merit Read more…
Earlier this month, we caught up with Julia Ruggier, who is enjoying her well-deserved retirement after 18 years as manager of The Door is Open! In 2015 soon after her retirement, Julia received the City in Focus Foundation Community Impact Award which came with a trip to the Holy Land Read more…
What a thoughtful (and tasty) contribution from our generous donor! Owennie’s handcrafted truffles and sweets were becoming so popular as Christmas gifts that friends started ‘ordering’ them from her, prompting her to ask them to make a donation to a local charity as ‘payment’. This year, Owennie decided to expand Read more…
We who have been blessed with abundance in security, resources, skills, and faith must continue to seek ways of reaching out to those ‘on the periphery,’ in hope and service. – Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB Intense consumerism events like “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” keep us distracted from what Read more…
Tracey Morrison was a regular participant at the Wednesday Arts & Crafts table since the program was re-started in late 2008. It was always a delight to see her wonderful artistic talent and enjoy her easygoing and positive attitude. Tracey told us that the acceptance and affirmation she felt within Read more…
We are excited to see Brenda on the cover of Megaphone Magazine’s 2018 Hope in Shadows Calendar. Megaphone publishes an award-winning magazine and calendar that provides meaningful work for people experiencing poverty and homelessness.
B.C. Les Clef’s d’Or donated $9500 to The Door is Open at a cheque presentation on October 4, 2017 after a successful 6th annual Les Clefs D’or Charity Boat Cruise. Thank you to all the supporters who helped make this possible!