Posted October 1, 2025
DOORWAYS | 1101 N. Jefferson Avenue | St. Louis MO 63106
Successful Job & Resource Fair Held at the DOORWAYS Jefferson Avenue Campus on
September 24, 2025
This Fair was sponsored by the Employment Alliance, spearheaded and managed through the DOORWAYS Career Services Program, with over 100 member agencies, resource providers, and employers ready to assist disadvantaged job seekers looking for living-wage employment with benefits and the opportunity for advancement.
St. Louis, MO – A Job and Resource Fair was held on Wednesday, September 24, in the Community Room at the DOORWAYS Jefferson Avenue Campus. The event is sponsored three times a year by the Employment Alliance, a network of people and services providing support for members of the community who battle poverty, unemployment, and job retention challenges as they search for meaningful employment with a living wage, benefits, and the opportunity for advancement. The Alliance–which holds monthly meetings–is comprised of 200+ members representing nearly 100 agencies, resource organizations, and employers.
This September Job & Resource Fair admitted approximately 200 community attendees. Every participant had the chance to connect with 20+ area employers plus agencies/organizations that assist job seekers with meeting qualifications, preparing for the job search, and finding the job. Job leads were discovered. Resources were shared. And hope was renewed.
As a bonus for all joining the Fair, the Man That’s Good food truck was on site, serving up tasty bites provided by food truck co-owner Roxzanna Mosby, who, incidentally, was honored with a Partnership Award at the DOORWAYS Annual Meeting on September 9 (see related story). In Alliance activities, she represents DoubleTree Hotels.
President & CEO, Opal M. Jones, recognized the event as a shining example of collaboration and community impact. “This success truly reflects the strength and purpose of the Employment Alliance in creating meaningful opportunities for our community.”
Community and Employment Participants Included: A House of Hope Resource Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri, City of St. Louis, Community Action Agency of St. Louis County, CW Resources, Family and Workforce Center of America, Firefly Supported Living & Employment Services, IN THE DOOR, Keyway Center for Diversion and Reentry, Mid-America Carpenters Training Center, Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation, Missouri Works Initiative, Phoenix Home Care and Hospice, Procter & Gamble Co., Propel Kitchens, RISE Services, Inc., Saint Louis University, St. Louis County Library, and VA-STL Hope Recovery Center.
For information on the next Job Fair, please contact Gabriel Desince, the DOORWAYS Director of Careers Services, at gdesince@doorwayshousing.org or 314-328-2715.
ABOUT DOORWAYS
Founded in 1988, DOORWAYS provides housing and 360 degrees of wrap-around services to people at the intersection of poverty, homelessness, and illness from HIV. Each year, we serve approximately 3,000 clients and family members in 124 counties spread across Missouri and Illinois. Expanding over the years to meet growing depth and breadth of need, DOORWAYS evolved from a hospice caring for the dying to an agency building lives for the living. We currently own 11 buildings with 219 apartments offering five housing platforms—emergency housing, flexible housing, assistive housing for those too ill to live independently, permanent housing, and, to prevent homelessness for people in their own accommodations, rent/utility subsidies.
Housing is supplemented by empowerment services to build the social determinants of health (housing, health, food security, employment/income, education, community, etc.) that are needed to advance towards a life of opportunity and independence. We use individualized case management, resource referrals, self-development programming, employment support, behavioral health counseling, and psychiatric care. To remove barriers to essential resources, we have arranged to have a BOCA Pharmacy and a Key Clinic on campus. Both are open to anyone in the community who wishes to use these services. Pairing a clinic next to a pharmacy strengthens the circle of care.
Through this mix of services to stabilize housing, health, and hope, clients begin their journey toward a more self-directed life. Once housed and linked with their care coordinator, clients are encouraged to comply with an HIV-medication regimen that can help them attain undetectable status. When HIV is undetectable, life span and quality of life improve for the individual. Additionally, undetectable means untransmittable (U=U), stopping new cases–opening the door to ending HIV in future generations.
For more information, please review this website or contact the agency at info@doorwayshousing.org
