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Open Door Ministries pulls plan for 5 Points site, officials and neighbors debate homelessness and neighborhood impacts
Summary
Open Door Ministries told the council it will not pursue its previously discussed site in the 5 Points neighborhood; speakers at the meeting debated the organization's role in the city and neighborhood residents urged that large shelters not be sited in the middle of their community.
Open Door Ministries announced to the High Point City Council that it will not move forward with a proposed facility at the 5 Points property, though the organization said it will continue work on a planned care center and look for an alternate location within city limits.
Ryan Ross, executive director of Open Door Ministries, told the council his organization will continue to expand services but will look for a different property after “we will not be moving forward with the proposal on that property.” Ross described the breadth of Open Door’s work, saying the organization delivered more than 330,000 meals in 2024 and that in 2024 it served over 21,000 individuals—about 17.8% of High Point’s…
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