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- EIN 06-0646773
- (860) 525-3447
- 150 Charter Oak Ave Hartford CT 06106-5102 USA
- www.theopenhearth.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Homeless Shelters, Human Services
Mission: To provide food, shelter and transitional living programs to homeless men and give them rehabilitation and vocational guidance to re-establish themselves in the workforce and community.
Programs: Ct-doc-work readiness program: this is a 42 bed residential recovery/work readiness program. Men are "placed" into this program for work readiness training as they transition out of "incarceration and back into full participation in the community. Ct-dss-transitional living program: this is a 43 bed residential recovery/work skills training program designed to provide men, over a two-year period, with a full range of support systems which (along with personal commitment and focus) make "recovery and "work" possible.
the emergency shelter program is a 25 bed facility that provides food and shelter to homeless men for up to 14 days. The services are offered from 3:30pm to 7:00am daily. Services provided include dinner, bed, shower, breakfast and clinical case management.
woodyard - the open hearth's primary goal is to help homeless men enhance their capacity for self-help, self-respect and dignity, and, to achieve their full potential. The wood products business processes raw timber into firewood and sells items directly to commercial and residential customers. The wood products operation helps the men learn a strong work ethic and marketable job habits such as punctuality and reliability each time a wood product is sold.