You impact lives every day by partnering with
Open Door Ministries!
“I was homeless...But as soon as I went to LightHouse my life changed for the better. I started going to Celebrate Recovery and things started to change. I got my first career as a roofer. I have an AA sponsor in recovery as well. I am having men pour into my life, changing my perspective on life for the better. The leadership is fire, and I love Open Door Ministries.”
257
Long-term Clients Served in 2024
4,892
Total People Served in 2024
55
Salvations, Baptisms and Rededications in 2024
“The Family Room has great staff and talking to them has helped me deal with hard issues”
94.6%
of kids who are involved in our Children and Youth programs go on to the next grade level or graduate from high school, compared to Denver Public School’s 82.3% graduation rate.
96%
We have 4 homes that serve participants on a long-term basis as they work to rebuild their lives. This year, 96% of residents who have lived in those homes for at least 6 months maintained their sobriety completely.
“I figured out what was missing in my life - this program has helped me see that God was my missing piece. The staff is amazing, I don’t know what I would have done without this place - thank you!”
At Open Door Ministries, we believe that a person’s health is multifaceted. Someone can excel in one area of their lives (like their job) and still struggle with poverty in another (like maintaining healthy friendships). To capture the whole picture of how our participants are doing, we
measure them on a scale that covers the following 7 elements of good health:
Healthy Behaviors
Stable Housing
Sustainable Employment
Vibrant Spirituality
Completed Education
Renewed Relationships
Community Giveback
By using this scale to track their growth over time, we’ve seen
these exciting results:
Participants who stay in our housing programs for 6 months or more have average scores that place them in the “good health” category, a drastic improvement from their entry scores of crisis or fragile stability.
Kids who come into our programs and stay for 6 months or longer have a thriving curiosity about God, show strong markers of emotional resilience, and have an above-average level of educational engagement.
Members of our TRYAD outreach program show improvements in their walks with God, their mental well-being, and their sense of connection to others.
Those who have come through our Leadership Development programs leave with high scores in healthy behaviors and community giveback, which are vital strength areas for leaders who lead with integrity.
Transitioning from our structured programs to everyday life can be challenging for our graduates. Continuing Care is designed to set up our program graduates for long-term success by providing mentorship, accountability, resources, and faith-filled community, which help them
navigate next steps into self-sustainability.
Here's the Impact of Continuing Care in Action!
95% of our Housing Program graduates have avoided returning to homelessness.
80% of our Street2Life graduates have maintained gainful employment.
88% of our Youth Program graduates have furthered their education and work experience.
100% of our Nehemiah Leadership Initiative graduates have continued to use their leadership to benefit their communities.
82% of our students come from single-parent families and live below
the poverty line.
In our Learning Center, the kids are assessed quarterly using the Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment tool, which measures their development across multiple domains. Below are listed the TS GOLD assessment outcomes in 6 of those domains from July of 2024:
Social-Emotional: 100% meeting standards, 42% exceeding standards
Physical: 100% meeting standards, 33% exceeding standards
Language: 100% meeting standards, 50% exceeding standards
Cognitive: 100% meeting standards, 17% exceeding standards
Literacy: 100% meeting standards, 17% exceeding standards
Math: 100% meeting standards, 33% exceeding standards
“This program made it so easy for me to work during the summer. I needed a safe place for my son to be. I also wanted him to be busy and engaged. We got everything we needed!”
