Opendoors was founded in 2003 with the sole mission of providing services and advocacy to people with criminal records.
Open doors festival providence.
Our festival is part of a worldwide movement of citywide doors open and open house events connecting the public to the great places and spaces of their communities.
Opendoors moved to its new 15 000 square foot home in june 2011.
We already wrapped up our first festival but look forward to organizing another.
4 000 people from providence and beyond came in with fresh perspectives on what makes.
We handed the keys of the city over to the people.
Doors open providence festival postponed due to the uncertainty surrounding covd 19 and out of concern for the safety of our community we will not be holding our citywide open house festival on saturday september 26th as we had planned.
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However doors open ri remains committed to bringing you fun and innovative programs that build community.
Doors open providence festival in september 2017 we held a free city wide open house festival that welcomed over 4 000 visitors behind the scenes of 24 unique places across providence.
Initially formed as the ri family life center it changed its name to opendoors in 2009 read more about the name change here.
Doors open rhode island festival providence saturday september 23 2017.
With support from rhode island housing opendoors renovated a former ice cream factory in the silver lake neighborhood of providence.
For one day the doors open rhode island festival provided free special access to 24 one of a kind places across providence.
The renovated mixed use building will provide 19 units of permanent supportive housing for clients as well as program and office space.
Curious visitors ventured inside the brightly colored box office the attic of city hall the drill hall of the vacant cranston st.
Wpri a new healthcare clinic designed specifically to address the needs of lgbtq residents opened monday morning in providence.
The festival will provide the public with free behind the scenes access to more than 20 unique places across the city without tickets or reservations.
Open door health is located on central street.
Opendoors was led by its first executive director solangel rodriguez from 2003 to 2017 through numerous landmark accomplishments.
Providence unlocked imagine receiving a set of keys to historic homes theaters sacred spaces secret vaults studios and more for free.