Open Door Mission Delivers Food, Diapers to 2,800+ via Drive-Thru Service on June 13

Open Door Mission (www.opendoormission.org) handed out fresh vegetables and fruit, frozen meats, and diapers to more than 2,800 people via a drive-thru service on their campus June 13. In conjunction with Farmers to Families Food Box Program, C&C Produce, and City Serve—which combined to provide the produce boxes—Open Door Mission delivered the COVID-19 relief resources to area residents who are in need before its resource locations reopen.

“Since our outreach centers are still closed, we wanted to make sure that the people we usually serve at our outreach centers, plus many new families, could get crucial food-pantry items and diapers,” said Open Door Mission President/CEO Candace Gregory. “The drive-thru service offered us a chance to social distance and safely put food in cars. We are so thankful to our partners that made it possible to get fresh fruits and vegetables and other needed items into the hands of people in our community who need it most.”

Open Door Mission is a Gospel Rescue Mission that was founded in 1954 and is committed to breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Each day, Open Door Mission’s campus in Omaha offers 917 safe, shelter beds to people experiencing homelessness, serves more than 4,750 nutritious meals to the hungry, and provides homeless preventive resources to more than 1,000 people living in poverty to empower them to remain in their own homes. To donate to the Mission or for more information, visit www.opendoormission.org or contact Kristen Dineen at (402) 829-1538 / kdineen@opendoormission.org.