Mission Statement: The Open Door Mission is a Christian Rescue Mission founded on the belief that with proper resources hope can be restored and lives of impoverished men, women and children of Rochester, NY could be forever changed.

Established in 1952, “your” Open Door Mission is a privately funded 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization chartered in the state of New York and does not receive any government funding, but relies entirely upon the private donations from the community to run its programs.

          Annually “Your” Open Door Mission…

• Provides Approximately 9,000+ Beds
• Distribution of over 200,000 articles of clothing 

Available Services of “Your” Open Door Mission

• 7 Days a Week Community Meal Program (M-Su @ 6:45pm)    
• Women & Children Free Clothing Distribution (Tue-Fri by appt.)
• Men’s & Women’s Emergency Shelter (Bed sign up @ 6:00pm)
• Men’s & Women’s First Step Program (assigned to a case manager)
• Men’s Drug/Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (application process)
• Coldwater House Women & Children’s Residential Program
• Mobile Medical & Dental Care Unit
• Financial Support
• Food/Clothing Donations
• Individual/Group Volunteerism (Meal service, clothes sorting, housekeeping, landscaping)
• Fund Raising Events
• Gift In-Kind Services