4006 Dorchester Blvd.
corner of Rene-Levesque and Atwater
(514) 939-1970– available Monday to Friday (excluding Wednesday) from 9 AM to 4 PM.
Our Mission is “to share the love of our Lord Jesus Christ through the operation of a drop-in centre that provides food, clothing, friendship and counsel to those in need”.
Who Are We?
The Open Door is a Westmount-based drop-in centre and a ministry of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church. It is operated by a Director, and volunteer staff. The volunteers who help out are often in the same situation as those they serve. We offer a day program to homeless and other low-income persons living in or near Downtown Montreal.
When Are We Open?
We are open from Monday to Friday (but not Wednesdays), from 9:30 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon.
List of Services Now Provided at the Open Door
1. Full course meals
2. Job Search Centre (Resumes, Letters, Job search)
3. Laundry
4. Clothing Depot
5. Registered Nurse on site (each Friday)
6. Hair Cuts (every other Monday)
7. Training Program (in conjunction with Emploi Quebec)
8. Community work program (Y.M.C.A)
9. The Gift of Sight program (Free Glasses)
10. The Gift of Bed program (Free Beds in conjunction with Dorme-Vouz)
11. Housing (every second half of the month)
12. Spiritual Counseling
13. Workshops on Gambling, Alcohol, Drugs
14. Emergency Food
15. Referrals (social, medical & legal services)
16. Summer Vacation Camp
17. Face to Face ~ a listening & intervention service (every Tuesday)
18. Worship Team (Live music)
19. Free Phone line
Things to Come
- Loving your neighbor a pilot program to clean, paint and repair the dwellings of those in need.
- Computer program. Where the people have not only access to computers but also training and understanding.
- A direct line with Detox Centres
- New Program with the Art Therapy Department of Concordia University
Who benefits?
Homeless people
People with low incomes
People struggling with addictions
Lonely people
People who just want someone to listen
What Are People Saying About Us?
“I feel welcome here. It’s quiet and the soup’s great”
Homeless person
“Volunteering here gives me opportunity to give back for the help you’ve given me”
Open Door Volunteer
“There aren’t many places that offer what you do. I wish you were open seven days a week!”
Open Door regular
What Makes A Caring Community?
A community that actively shows that it cares for those in need has a soul. By supporting the Open Door, you are not just saying, “Someone should help these people!”, but instead, “I will help these people”.
By providing these services, we (and you) can make a positive difference in real lives. When someone has warm food in their stomachs, has just had a hot shower, and has clean clothes to wear, their outlook becomes more hopeful.
“What can I do?”
Now that you mention it, we need people of good will who want to see their charitable donations make a direct difference. Your kind giving, whether by cheque, or the donation of appropriate goods keeps us up and running.