Board & Staff

Board of Directors

President JoAnn Bolek

Vice President Mary Seifert

Treasurer Eric Andrzejak

Secretary Bethanie Mansfield

Director Gene Gerard

Director Karen Politowicz

Director John Reardon

Director Rob Wright

Director Sylvia Ashton

Staff

Executive Director Karen L. Myers
kmyers@opendooroutreachcenter.com

Pantry Manager Stephanie Mercier
smercier@opendooroutreachcenter.com

Client Services Manager Carrie Ortiz
cortiz@opendooroutreachcenter.com

Resale Store Manger Pat Kanners
pkanners@opendooroutreachcenter.com

Resale Store Assistant Manager Nancy Mannix
nmannix@opendooroutreachcenter.com

Administrative Assistant Jon McGregor
jmcgregor@opendooroutreachcenter.com

Open Door Outreach Center & Resale Store has 193 volunteer staff members and 6 part time paid staff who ensure we run efficiently and effectively. We are very grateful for their support and could not do this work without them. Our key volunteers commit to a 3 hour shift once a week, usually 10-1 or 1-4.

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Client Stories

Another person assisted was a 78 year old woman who decided to relocate to her daughter’s home and sold all her possessions. Imagine what it would feel like moving from New York to Michigan to live with your daughter and her boyfriend. Then, the unthinkable happens: he says it is him or you. Your daughter kicks you out. Literally on the curb, she called Open Door Outreach Center for help. Now, through Open Door Outreach Center and your support, she is living in a small rental house in Waterford, with furniture, food and household items to begin living again self-sufficiently.

Food Pantry

Open Door’s Client-Choice Food Pantry provides food and care items on a monthly basis to qualified income men, women, children and seniors struggling to make ends meet.

Client Services

Open Door Outreach Center's primary mission, in the spirit of interfaith charity, is to provide emergency services of food, clothing and referral information to families in need.

Resale Store

This welcoming stand-alone store provides gently used, clean, in-season clothing and shoes to –extremely low income families and individuals at no cost.

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At Open Door we listen, qualify and compassionately serve low income families and seniors.