While Melissa Bargfrede joined The Open Door as a regular volunteer in 2020, she first got involved nearly 10 years ago. Melissa works for Prime Therapeutics, and the company had […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Deb Gallagher
When Deb Gallagher Googled “Food Shelves Near Me” in 2015, she wasn’t expecting to find herself still volunteering with The Open Door in summer 2021. After starting out volunteering once […]
Feature: The Open Door’s Development Associate Cathy
Cathy came to The Open Door as a volunteer in 2009, after the Great Recession hit our community. She was working as a copy editor for the Pioneer Press, where […]
Feature: The Open Door’s Mobile Food Program Manager Adam
What a difference a year makes. Around this time last year, Adam and his wife Elischeba had just returned from a trip visiting family in Ivory Coast, a country […]
Feature: The Open Door’s Operation Assistant Gabby
Gabby’s first encounter with The Open Door was when she met our Executive Director, Jason Viana, working as a barista at Caribou. “Jason walked into Caribou and we started talking. […]