Opening Doors Inc

Expanding economic opportunity: our micro-lending, financial literacy, and career pathways programs support local businesses, stimulate the local economy, create jobs, and improve the financial well-being of our clients and their families. In 2024, our economic prosperity team supported 469 individuals to start or expand businesses, better manage their personal finances, and transition to sustainable career pathways.

Supporting survivors: we provided comprehensive case management services to 93 survivors of human trafficking. Our support to survivors includes emergency, temporary, and permanent housing support in addition to case management services, which provides food, shelter, clothing, medical and mental health counseling, transportation and other essential services to both u.s.-born and foreign-born survivors of trafficking.

Defending immigrants: opening doors provided pro bono immigration legal services to 830 clients, both new and existing cases from prior years. Our services included applications filed for immigration relief, daca applications filed, t- and u-visa applications, and defense against removal. In addition to direct representation and consultation, we also continued our pro bono and pro se work. Each month, pro se clinics supported approximately 10-15 individuals adjusting their legal status.uplifting physical and mental wellbeing: opening doors provided 555 individuals with access to culturally-responsive health care through a the provision of individualized therapy and support groups, and through support in navigating health care systems. Additionally, we continued our support groups for both afghan women, in an effort to support refugees on their path to stability, self-sufficiency, and belonging and to reduce the prevalence of domestic violence in the sacramento afghan community.