OPEN M is a non-profit, neighborhood-based, comprehensive ministry working in the community of South Akron. Our organization was founded in 1968 through the cooperation of four churches in the surrounding area. Listening to the concerns of the community has always been a major priority and has given rise to our focus on jobs, safety, health care, recreation and self-sufficiency. We offer hope in the mist of despair by helping people address short-and long-term needs in the area. OPEN M serves numerous sections of the city and county with a variety of programs that touch the lives of over 8,000 individuals each year.
The mission of OPEN M, a Christian ministry, is to provide pathways out of poverty for all by feeding the hungry, caring for the sick, and strengthening the community. We do this by offering three core programs to the community, all with the common goal of breaking the cycle of poverty and improving the health of the community, one family at a time.