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Open Doors Homeless Coalition is a network of more than 50 agencies dedicated to prevent, reduce and eventually eliminate homelessness in South Mississippi.

10/23/2026

ODHC is so grateful to be a part of this incredible new partnership!

Today in Gulfport, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and Open Doors Homeless Coalition announced a new partnership: RISE – Recovery and Integration through Stable Environments.

RISE is a housing voucher program for adults leaving residential treatment for substance use disorder. The weeks after treatment are when recovery is at its most fragile, and unstable housing is one of the most common causes of relapse. RISE helps remove that barrier by giving people a safe, stable place to continue their recovery.

The program will serve Mississippi's lower six counties: Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, George, Stone and Pearl River.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Knight Nonprofit Center and to the speakers who shared why this work matters, including (from left) Ronnie Arant of Home of Grace, Donald Bates of ODHC's Lived Experience Board, Tamra White of the Mental Health Association of South Mississippi, ODHC Executive Director Dena Wittman, DMH Executive Director Wendy Bailey, Esther Faye Stacy of Region 12 Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources and Pascagoula Police Chief Terry Scott.

Recovery is possible, and it is stronger with a stable place to call home 💙

10/22/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to learn about the launch of the RISE program today! It was a wonderful afternoon of learning and sharing with so many community partners who will make this program a success. Thank you Mississippi Department of Mental Health for this incredible opportunity to serve Mississippians on their path to substance use disorder recovery!

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!

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Gulfport, MS

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Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

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http://www.opendoorshc.org/

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