Posted June 27, 2025
DOORWAYS | 1101 N. Jefferson Avenue | St. Louis MO 63106
Keystone Society Members
Recognized at Annual Celebration
Giving $1,200 each year, each Keystone Society member contributes to agency stability
through consistent giving that creates a predictable revenue stream.
St. Louis, MO – Agency income depends on generous donors, particularly those who give consistently. Keystone Society membership begins with a gift of $1,200 a year. Many increase that donation, rising to higher membership levels. Keystone Legacy Society members have taken the next step, designating DOORWAYS as part of their estate planning. Designated gifts like this provide the agency with a strong foundation for fiscal planning.
The 2025 Keystone Society Celebration was held June 18 at the McDonnell Center at River Camp at the Saint Louis Zoo. Board member Jonah Houts hosted the event, which welcomed nearly 90 guests. Agency president and CEO, Opal M. Jones, provided an agency update as guests enjoyed refreshments in the unique location. Photos from the event are on the right.
“Gifts from members of the Keystone Society contribute more than $200,000 to the agency revenue stream each year,” noted Jim Timmerberg, Vice President of Advancement. “We are grateful to each of them for their compassion and generosity as we seek to provide housing and supportive services to 3,000+ people each year.”
We invite you to consider becoming a Keystone Society member. More information is available on the Keystone web page. Click here for more information.
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.orgs
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