Open Doors Homeless Coalition

10/19/2026

We are thinking ahead and getting ready for the holidays!! And…as always we can count on the Biloxi Shuckers! Thank you for the bags that will help us deliver the holiday meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas! 🦃🎄

10/19/2026

Come join us Thursday to learn more about RISE and the positive effects it can have for participants and our community!

Recovery doesn't end when residential treatment wraps up. In fact, the transition back into daily life is when recovery is at its most fragile — especially without a stable roof overhead. 🏠

We're bringing a new program to support recovery on the Gulf Coast.

Join us Thursday as we announce RISE, a new transitional housing voucher program covering George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, and Stone counties. Backed by $1.5M from the Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund, RISE is built to turn clinical recovery into permanent stability through up to a year of rental assistance. We're excited to join Open Doors Homeless Coalition and share more this Thursday.

📍 Where: Knight Nonprofit Center Regions Room, Gulfport
🗓️ When: Thursday, Oct. 22 at 1:30 PM

10/19/2026

We are so proud of our Home of Grace graduates and the partnership we have built over the past year that allows us to offer treatment to some of our unsheltered friends that opens up the door to a path of success in housing! Congratulations, Tabitha and Danny!!

10/17/2026

Thank you Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse for your donation of $500 that will provide food to five newly housed program participants in Hancock County!!😊

10/16/2026

What a day! Our October CoC meeting was attended by over 80 people today! Our Executive Director, Dr. Dena Wittmann, provided a CoC update on the submission of the 2026 CoC NOFO, Charlotte Terrell spoke from Gulfport Behavioral Mental Health, and Judge Mike Dickinson provided information on the Plans of Safe Care pilot program that ensures the safety and well-being of infants born with prenatal substance exposure or withdrawal. And…the meeting ended with a fabulous lunch provided by Gulfport Behavioral Health! Thanks to our speakers and everyone who attended today!!

10/12/2026

Our office is closed today, Monday, October 12th. We will return tomorrow at 8:00!

10/08/2026

Here is Harrison County shelter information for tomorrow please share!

Harrison County will open the County Farm Road shelter at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in preparation for Hurricane Isaias.

The shelter is located at:

15035 County Farm Road
Gulfport, MS 39503

Residents planning to use the shelter should bring necessary medications, special dietary items, food and other essential personal belongings.

Transportation assistance is available through Coast Transit Authority at 1-886-206-8843.

Residents bringing pets should also bring a crate, leash and necessary pet supplies. Pets will be boarded at the Lyman Center across the street from the shelter.

Residents are encouraged to prepare now, monitor official weather and emergency information, and seek shelter before conditions become hazardous.

Follow the Harrison County Board of Supervisors page for the latest official updates.

10/08/2026

Please see shelter information for Jackson County below. Law enforcement will handle transportation needs for those requiring assistance. Help spread the word!

10/08/2026

Hancock County has announced their plans for an evacuation shelter opening ahead of Hurricane Isaias impacts. Please spread the word!