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Open Doors for Youth

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Open Doors for Youth is a drop-in center for youth ages 16-24 who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. We welcome everyone.

We serve youth in Sherburne, Wright and the surrounding counties. Open Doors for Youth is a drop-in resource center for young people (16-24) who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Elk River and surrounding communities. We provide for immediate needs, such as food (including a hot meal), clothing, and hygiene products, and assistance with securing employment, schooling, medical and mental health services and independent living skills. Our staff and programs are accepting of youth from all walks of life, ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ability, and economic status.

10/21/2026

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲! 📅

Join Open Doors for Youth for an Open House on November 14th!

Discover what’s new at our drop-in center and take a virtual tour of The Next Door, our new transitional housing program. Meet our dedicated team, enjoy light refreshments, and find out how your support can make a direct impact on local youth experiencing housing instability.

See you on November 14th!
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: 554 3rd St NW Suite 201, Elk River

10/15/2026

✨An enormous thank you to Jennifer Olstad - BRIX Real Estate - Lic. in MN and all of the folks at BRIX Real Estate for inviting Open Doors to their Customer Appreciation Day!✨ Attendees were invited to bring in items to support Open Doors and my goodness, did they DELIVER. Nearly 𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐥𝐛𝐬. of food were brought back to the center to help stock our shelves! It was so great to talk with the hundreds of people in attendance and to share information about youth homelessness in Minnesota and what types of services are available to support our neighbors.

Thank you, also, to for hosting and providing so much delicious food (try their crunchwraps if you haven't had the chance!) and to Skitzo Fonik for the great music!

And thank you to each and every one of the attendees who brought donations for Open Doors. It was humbling and inspiring to see the support, and once again demonstrated that Minnesotans 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 stand up and take care of each other. 💕

10/03/2026

Staff and volunteers have been busy decorating the center for fall and Halloween!

Youth are enjoying all the fun additions, especially the new chalkboard wall in the youth room. Watching scary movies, pumpkins, and fall baked goods are all high on the list of favorite fall things. 🍂

One thing we could use a little help with? Filling our jack-'o-lantern candy bowl with goodies! If you have fun-sized candy you'd like to donate, we know lots of youth who would appreciate the special treat!🍬🍭

Donations can b dropped off M-TH 11am-1pm or by appointment.

10/01/2026

Thanks to Maurices in Elk River and their fall denim drive, jeans are fully stocked in our clothing closet! A change of seasons always brings clients into the center, and we are thrilled to have 20+ additional pairs of jeans for youth, courtesy of the generosity of Maurice's and their customers.

Thank you for supporting youth in our community!💕

09/30/2026

Our hygiene shelves are looking a little empty and we could really use some help getting items restocked for youth who visit the center.

Did you know? SNAP benefits do not apply to personal care items, so Open Doors is often the only place youth can get these basic needs.

Donations can be dropped off at the center M-TH 11am-1pm or by appointment. We also have an Amazon wish list if online shopping is easier! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3F5AER7VK9931

09/29/2026

Wow, did our friends at Cargill ✨𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐔𝐏✨ for Open Doors for Youth!

Their incredible team of volunteers packed 400 (!!) breakfast and lunch bags for youth at their recent Green Day event. Each bag was filled with much-needed essentials from our food shelves -- and they’re already flying out the door!

Our staff also had the chance to share more about Open Doors and the services we provide to local youth, while learning about all the work Cargill is doing in our community.

Thank you, Cargill, for showing up for youth and being such an incredible community partner!

09/25/2026

A big thank you to Tono Pizzeria + Cheesesteaks Elk River for donating delicious pizzas to the Open Doors for Youth drop-in center! Their generous donation gave youth the chance to enjoy a meal together—and brought a little extra joy to the center.

Thank you, Tono's, for being such an amazing community partner, for showing up for local youth, and helping to make our center a welcoming place to land!

09/23/2026

Our staff is dividing and conquering this week! Thank you to Cindy, Emily, and Taylor for attending the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless conference in Duluth today and tomorrow, and to Beth, Billy, Kathy, and Michael (and all of our awesome youth advocates and volunteers) for holding down the fort back at the drop-in center and The Next Door!

09/15/2026

✨𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄! ✨

Open Doors for Youth's 2nd Annual Gala is set for March 4th, 2027 at Rockwoods in Otsego. More details coming soon!

09/10/2026

Our Open Doors team had the opportunity to connect with Rivers of Hope this week, sharing information about the work our organizations do and brainstorming ways we can work together to support youth in our community. Thank you to the ROH team for taking the time to visit Open Doors!

Address

554 3rd Street #201
Elk River, MN
55330

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 5pm
Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

+17634411473

Website

http://OpenDoorsForYouth.org/

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