Open Door Taunton is a charity committed to helping those without homes in the Taunton and surrounding areas. We offer warmth, food and advice.
Open Door is a day centre for Taunton’s homeless community. In the first instance we provide a warm welcome, a smile and a cuppa.
After that we work to ensure people have their basic needs met. We have showers, a clothing store and provide a laundry facility. We also serve breakfast and lunch with unlimited refills of tea, coffee and juice. This all works to increase people’s self-esteem and gives them a positive sense of belonging to our community.
We then offer tailored support plans for individuals which target key goals such as developing life skills, sustaining accommodation and accessing employment. All of this is underpinned by a staff team of three and a huge team of over 45 volunteers. Without our volunteers, and support from donors, we would not be able to make such a difference in people’s lives.