If you or someone you know is seeking housing assistance, please fill out our general intake waitlist. Application is required prior to scheduling resident screening.
Dallas Hope CharitiesDallas Hope Charities If you or someone you know is seeking housing assistance, please fill out our general intake waitlist. Application is required prior to scheduling resident screening.
If you or someone you know is seeking housing assistance, please fill out our general intake waitlist. Application is required prior to scheduling resident screening.
Services we offer to help LGBTQ+ youth find safety and stability.
Safe Shelter
We provide a safe environment for up to one year to obtain the skills needed to successfully live self-sufficient.
Inclusive Space
Dallas Hope Center accepts persons that consider themselves a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Guided Coaching
We help residents access resources from community organizations and build a map towards a stable life.
Life Skills
We help residents to procure state identification, pursue education and find employment.
Healthcare
We partner with agencies to provide access to primary medical care, testing and a mental health resources.
Many LGBTQ+ youth face family rejection and are forced to leave their home, which leaves them disproportionately at risk of homelessness — as well as aging out of foster care with no place to go. Dallas lacks the appropriate services dedicated to these homeless youth due to an inconsistent ability to safely serve the LGBTQ+ community.
The situations these youth experience can lead to immense hopelessness and increases their risk of suicide, which is why Dallas Hope Center focuses on the needs of LGBTQ+ youth who require transitional living. With issues of safety and homophobia in existing shelters, what they face is more acute than the overall homeless population.
Since 2018, Dallas Hope Charities’ mission has been to reduce homelessness among young adults in North Texas with our LGBTQ-focused shelter in the Dallas area, tailored to the needs of individuals ages 18-24.
Dallas Hope Center’s transitional living program is dual functioning: as stabilization (typically called emergency) and then to transitional living. As youth are stabilized out of their traumatic situation, they begin working to achieve goals they are proud to accomplish.
We provide these celebrated youth a safe, connected, and welcoming space. They have the freedom to be authentic and honest, in an environment that encourages growth. In providing our youth document assistance, cell phones, groceries and bus passes, they have the ability to focus on gaining healthy independence through securing income, saving money and planning for the future. Residents are also provided life skills education including grocery shopping, meal planning, savings account guidance and financial wellness.
Riley Gale Library opened at the end of 2020 to honor Riley Gale, the late metal frontman from Power Trip.
Dallas Hope Charities was an important organization to Riley and donated a portion of ticket proceeds to the organization as well as advocated for our mission to help LGBT youth. He shared his love of reading with many of his friends, which is what led to the development of the Riley Gale Library.
The Riley Gale Library is meant to be a place that each resident can go to access a variety of books, request books they are interested in that we will provide, and socialize with one another
Transformative journeys of LGBTQIA+ youth overcoming homelessness. These narratives serve as beacons of resilience and hope, showcasing the strength and courage of each individual.
Visit our Resources page to learn about local groups who can help with housing, food insecurity, medical & mental health, and LGBTQ issues.
