Collective Hope Coalition seeks to address and reduce risk factors that cause hopelessness and leads to suicide within the LGBTQ+ community.
Collective Hope Coalition seeks to address and reduce risk factors that cause hopelessness and leads to suicide within the LGBTQ+ community.
Source: UCLA Williams Institute
Source: UCLA Williams Institute
Source: UCLA Williams Institute
Source: UCLA Williams Institute
Source: UCLA Williams Institute
Collective Hope Coalition (CHC), established in 2020, strives to serve as a resource hub that creates change and fulfills the basic needs of Dallas LGBTQIA+ community members through coalition meetings, member workshops, and more.
Collective Hope Coalition operates as a network of LGBTQIA+ serving organizations, developing relationships and camaraderie with the common goal of creating positive change for the Dallas LGBTQIA+ community.
We work to connect LGBTQIA+ people in need with resources whether through email requests, at the request of other community organizations, or hosting events that bring resources directly to the community. We also bring the community into the conversation regarding social change through programming such as our Pride Panel events.
In today’s current climate of heightened prejudice, fear and uncertainty, Dallas Hope Charities is proud to be a part of the solution in providing hope over despair.
Collective Hope Coalition strives to serve as a resource hub that creates change and fulfills the basic needs of Dallas LGBTQIA+ community members.
Fulfilling food and housing needs, in addition to sharing action items that can help reduce LGBTQ disparities
Sharing services, information, and actions that can reduce LGBTQ suicide and other mental health issues, including challenges stemming from trauma
Providing and promoting LGTBQ competent medical and STI care/prevention services to those who have little to no income, are uninsured, or are HIV+
Providing resources, social and educational spaces for youth and their family who are LGBT+ or Questioning
Creating positive social change for LGBTQ people living in Dallas through services, information, or actions.
Our resource guide is a treasure trove of support for our LGBTQIA+ community! It’s a one-stop shop, packed with vital information on affirming food, secure housing, reliable medical care, essential mental health services, and dedicated support for our youth. With this guide, we’re bridging gaps and creating change, ensuring no one gets left behind. Together, we’re building a brighter, more inclusive future!
Interested in becoming a member to #EndHopelessness and #CreateChange.
Our Resources page lists community organizations with focuses including housing, food insecurity, medical and mental health, and LGBTQ issues.
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With over seven years of experience as a civil engineer, Hector Pietro designs roadways, pedestrian and bike facilities, and stormwater systems that support safety, economic development, and sustainability in the community. In 2024, he was selected to join the Communities Foundation of Texas’s Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy Cohort, which inspired him to pursue a deeper impact in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Hector felt compelled to join an organization dedicated to providing food, shelter, and affirming services to LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing homelessness. The mission of Dallas Hope Charities—instilling dignity, stability, and hope—immediately resonated, and he knew he had to be part of it.
Impact and Passion
Hector is excited to serve on the Dallas Hope Charities Board of Directors alongside a group of passionate leaders with deep experience expanding the organization’s reach to LGBTQIA+ youth. He thrives in spaces filled with accomplished, driven individuals and was drawn to the board after reviewing data on DHC’s community impact. He firmly believes that loving those in need while they are learning to love themselves is one of the most powerful ways to strengthen a community.
Fun and Personal Touch
Hector taught himself to decorate sugar cookies using royal icing by watching TikTok videos—and has since become quite skilled, considering each one a miniature, edible work of art.
Favorite Quote: “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
He hopes to see the Hope Center’s capacity expand and believes that can happen by increasing community awareness about the urgent need for DHC’s services—ultimately inspiring more donors and volunteers to take action. Grateful for the opportunity to serve, Hector is motivated to help drive that growth.
