Promise House

When Laquita first came to Promise House, she enrolled in our Pathways to Motherhood (formerly MGH) program at our Dallas location, Wesley Inn. Because of the resources and programs, like Pathways to Motherhood, that Promise House provides, Laquita, and thousands of other youth like her, are moved out of crisis and toward safety and success.

Without donor support, we cannot continue to provide crisis intervention, transitional housing, pregnancy and parenting support, counseling, street outreach, and education services to the youth who need us most.

Please click here to make a gift today to support youth like Laquita on their journey to success: bit.ly/PromiseHouse2023

Promise House relies on donor support to help us continue to serve LGBTQIA+ youth, ages 18-24, through all of our programs, including Pathways to Independence, formerly TLP. Please click here to make a gift today to support this program: bit.ly/PromiseHouse2023

For decades, Promise House has provided homeless youth with the resources they needed. This year, we are strengthening our programs to focus on youth ages 18-24. Youth like Laquita, who, without Promise House is certain that she would be “dead or in prison”.

Laquita, who is a proud mother of three children, proud grandmother of six grandchildren, owner of “Gentle Hands School of Phlebotomy,” and longtime employee at the VA where she works in the mental health department and assists veterans who are experiencing homelessness, is just one example of the life-changing impact that Promise House has on the youth we serve.

Donor generosity fuels our ability to serve the vulnerable youth who need us most. Please consider making a donation to help youth like Laquita today. bit.ly/PromiseHouse2023

Promise House is Proud to Serve LGBTQIA+ Youth. We rely on donor support to operate programs like the Promise House Welcome Center, which served 120 youth who identify as LGBTQIA+ last year. Please make a gift today.
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Recently, Promise House shifted our programs to focus on youth ages 18-24.
The reason for this shift is simple:

"The latest Point in Time (PIT) annual census counted 194 youth ages 18-24 experiencing homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties. Despite the overall decrease in homelessness since 2022, youth experiencing homelessness actually increased during this same time period. We believe this increase in homelessness underscores the critical need for more targeted solutions to serve Dallas' youth."

Your gift today will enable us to continue and expand the services we offer through our Promise House Welcome Center (formerly EYS), Pathways to Independence (formerly TLP) and Pathways to Motherhood programs (formerly MGP). Click here to make your gift today: bit.ly/PromiseHouse2023

According to national statistics, 30-43% of all homeless youth in shelters identify as le***an, gay, bisexual, or transgender. And last year, 45% of the homeless youth we served at Promise House identified as LGBTQIA+. These young people are more likely to drop out of high school, develop physical and mental health disorders, and grow into chronically homeless adults.

At Promise House, we are proud to serve youth who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community through programs like Promise House Welcome Center (formerly EYS), Pathways to Independence (formerly TLP), and Pathways to Motherhood (formerly MGP).

Please click here to make a gift in honor of pride month today: bit.ly/PromiseHouse2023

For decades, Promise House has provided homeless youth with the resources they needed. At the core of our approach is Trauma-Informed Care. All of our programs will continue to use trauma-informed care as a guiding principle.

Reshunda Morrow, Director of Housing Resources at Promise House, says, “Trauma-informed care recognizes and acknowledges a youth’s past struggles and experiences. Through this process, Promise House is able to provide the best care through healing, trauma interventions, and assessments to better meet the needs of youth and ensure their success in the program.”

This is especially evident in our counseling program. Counseling has changed the lives of many of our youth, like Laquita. Of her counselor, Laquita says, “He saw where I was angry, he saw how I sabotaged myself, he saw where I was empty. He saw me and heard me crying out for help. He listened. No one else would.”

We invite you to click here to learn more about Laquita’s transformation! www.promisehouse.org/spring2023

When Laquita first came to Promise House, she enrolled in our Pathways to Motherhood (formerly MGP) program at our Dallas location, Wesley Inn. Today, as a mother and a grandmother, Laquita is even more grateful to Promise House for helping her when she needed it most. Of her children and grandchildren, she says, “I am proud of them. I’m blessed to see them, blessed to be here and to be a part of their lives.”

We are committed to moving youth, including expectant mothers, out of crisis and toward safety and success. We provide crisis intervention, transitional housing, pregnancy and parenting support, counseling, street outreach, and education services.

Learn more about Laquita’s inspiring story and the ways we support youth ages 18-24: www.promisehouse.org/spring2023

Our Pathways to Independence (formerly TLP) equips homeless youth ages 18-24 with the skills and education necessary to become independent, productive adults.

Our goal is to help formerly homeless youth develop much-needed independent living skills in a nurturing environment that offers stability, consistency, and safety. We work to ensure that when youth leave our programs, they will have grown into independent adults who can lead a happy and productive life.

When many of our youth, like Laquita, come to Promise House, they have no idea that their lives are about to change. When they walk into our doors, they are truly on the cusp of a new beginning.

Click here to learn more about Laquita’s story and how Promise House helped her build a foundation that allowed her to open her own business, “Gentle Hands School of Phlebotomy": www.promisehouse.org/spring2023

Promise House Welcome Center (formerly EYS) is one of our cornerstone programs.

This program is highly individualized and is designed to meet the immediate needs of homeless youth (ages 18-24) and to equip them with the tools they need to grow into healthy, independent adults.

We have been providing these services to youth who need us, like Laquita Jackson, for almost four decades. These services have changed the lives of youth who utilize them and will continue to do so.

Learn more of Laquita’s story and the impact our services have on the lives of those we serve: www.promisehouse.org/spring2023

For almost 40 years, Promise House has moved youth in crisis toward safety and success. Now, we are strengthening our services by sharpening our focus to serve youth ages 18-24.

We are dedicated to serving youth 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, through our Promise House Welcome Center (formerly EYS), Pathways to Independence (formerly TLP), and Pathways to Motherhood (formerly MGH).

While the names of our programs have changed, our dedication and commitment to providing quality care have not. Our decades of work have helped people like Laquita Jackson, who came to us as a teenager during a time of crisis. Click here to learn more about Laquita's story. www.promisehouse.org/spring2023

Thanks to volunteers like employees from ByrdAdatto, who find opportunities they are passionate about, our youth will experience true holiday magic! Thank you ByrdAdatto for shopping our holiday wish list, filling our store and pantry with food, clothes and bedding, and your end of year donation to Promise House! Volunteers and donors like you help continue fulfilling our mission to ensure every youth has a safe and nurturing place to call home.

Did you know we have plenty of opportunities for you or your employee resource group to volunteer with our youth?

Visit our Volunteer Hub (https://promisehouse.org/holiday-volunteer-shifts/) to see the different activities we offer!

In 2022, Promise House served 154 youth just in our Transitional Living Program (TLP); providing 5,627 bed nights, 18,998 meals, 1,031 therapy hours, and 2,088 case management hours. This year, Promise House will provide more than 15,000 bed nights to youth across the Dallas Area.

For $125 this holiday season, you can help fill a warm bed, provide basic necessities, basic health and dental care, trauma-informed counseling and intensive case management. Make a difference by giving the gift of a safe bed night for a youth!



promisehouse.org/donate

Today is the last day to purchase the items from our wish list!
So grateful to everyone for the generosity shown to us!

The youth that come into our care, sometimes come with little to nothing of their own personal items. Our holiday wish list helps to ensure our youth are more than provided for while they are in our care and even when they leave for another placement.

These are our top 5 requested and needed items for the youth we serve:
Jackets/Coats (Infant sizes-Adult 3X)
Bedding (Twin XL Comforters, sheets, and pillows)
Clothing that can be worn year round (Toddler sizes-Adult 3X)
Hygiene Items
Gift cards for Outings

*All Items Need To Be Brand New*

Your donation ensures that no child enrolled in Promise House programs goes without the essentials, and to make sure homeless youth in our community have everything they need to have a bright winter season.

Shop our wish list on Target and Amazon!

https://www.target.com/gift-registry/gift-giver?registryId=c071f680-2493-11ed-a96f-5573c96c21a0&type=CHARITY

https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3THE31YYOC1NY?ref_=wl_fv_le

So grateful to A Pair of Socks for their generous donations! Thank you all for helping us celebrate the Magic Of The Holidays!!

The youth that come into our care, sometimes come with little to nothing of their own personal items. Our holiday wish list helps to ensure our youth are more than provided for while they are in our care and even when they leave for another placement.

These are our top 5 requested and needed items for the youth we serve:
Jackets/Coats (Infant sizes-Adult 3X)
Bedding (Twin XL Comforters, sheets, and pillows)
Clothing that can be worn year round (Toddler sizes-Adult 3X)
Hygiene Items
Gift cards for Outings

*All Items Need To Be Brand New*

Your donation ensures that no child enrolled in Promise House programs goes without the essentials, and to make sure homeless youth in our community have everything they need to have a bright winter season.

Shop our wish list on Target and Amazon!

https://www.target.com/gift-registry/gift-giver?registryId=c071f680-2493-11ed-a96f-5573c96c21a0&type=CHARITY

https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3THE31YYOC1NY?ref_=wl_fv_le

Make the Season Magical!

Purchase items from our Holiday Wish List to brighten the holidays for our youth!

See link to shop from Target or Amazon https://promisehouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Promise-House-Holiday-22-Wish-List.pdf
or Scan the QR Codes to shop directly from our Wish List page.

Make a difference by giving the gift of a bed night or a Santa sack for a youth!
promisehouse.org/holiday-donate

You can also download our Holiday Wish List to share with family, friends or your employee resource group.
https://promisehouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Promise-House-Holiday-22-Wish-List.pdf

Donate to Magic of the Holiday 2022 This holiday season, your support will help spread the Magic of the Holidays throughout the halls of our programs and ensure that Promise House youth have not only the essentials they need, but also special gifts that bring smiles to their faces.

Support this amazing event benefitting Promise House Library!

Show up wearing with a pop of red and brink a book! It’s Read & Black: A Journalist’s Holiday.

Mix, mingle and jingle with

December 15 from 6-11 p.m.

Thanks to ’s Ben Chapter and Clarence E. Hill Just CHill on Sports for co-hosting Ella B's Restaurant Holiday event that will stock the library for homeless youth at Promise House.

Save the date!

Show up wearing with a pop of red and brink a book! It’s Read & Black: A Journalist’s Holiday.

Mix, mingle and jingle with

December 15 from 6-11 p.m.

Thanks to ’s BEN chapter and Clarence E. Hill Just CHill on Sports for co-hosting our event that will stock the library for homeless youth at Promise House.

We are so excited to make this holiday season magical for the youth we serve, and you can help spread with magic!

Our Holiday Hub brings to life the incredible youth we serve and all their wishes with endless possibilities for this season.

We invite you to open your heart to Promise House this holiday season, explore our holiday hub, and spread holiday cheer and joy for an unforgettable year!

give.promisehouse.org/MagicOfTheHoliday

At Promise House, we believe that a small act of kindness can create big change. Volunteers are a critical part of how Promise House supports homeless youth in our care during the holiday season.

You can help share the Magic of the Holidays by giving the gift of joy today. We have several options; from hosting a holiday donation drive to sponsoring outside activities.

Your generous time spent with a youth will make a lasting difference in their lives. Help bring joy to their world and a cheerful year to remember!

Visit Holiday Volunteer Shifts, to learn more about how you can make a difference this holiday season!

promisehouse.org/holiday-volunteer-shifts

This year, Promise House will serve over 500 youth and provide more than 15,000 bed nights to youth across the Dallas Area. Help us ensure they have a safe nurturing place to call home filled with hope, healing, and cheer this holiday season.

Purchasing items from our Holiday Wish List or sponsoring a bed night for a youth, are just a couple of ways to not only ensure youth in our programs have the essentials they need but also to brighten their Holidays!

Visit our Holiday Wish List section to learn more about how you can make a difference this holiday season!

https://promisehouse.org/holiday-volunteer/

Holiday Volunteer – Promise House Volunteers are a critical part of how Promise House supports homeless youth in our care during the holiday season. At Promise House, we believe that a small act of kindness can create big change. Although COVID-19 has changed the landscape of giving back, our volunteers remain an essential role in p...

We’ve been away preparing for a magical holiday season! 🎁
On this Giving Tuesday and during the holiday season, we invite you to partner with us and ensure that youth experiencing homelessness have access to the resources they need.
Your support will help spread the Magic of the Holidays throughout the halls of our programs and ensure that Promise House youth have not only the essentials they need, but also special gifts that bring smiles to their faces.

Visit our Magic of the Holiday Hub to donate, volunteer or start a donation drive!

http://give.promisehouse.org/MagicOfTheHoliday

Magic of the Holiday 2022 This holiday season, your support will help spread the Magic of the Holidays throughout the halls of our programs and ensure that Promise House youth have not only the essentials they need, but also special gifts that bring smiles to their faces.

On this weeks we would love to highlight amazing corporations from the DFW area who made a commitment to volunteer during the month of September at our shelter. Thank you McKesson Corporation, Gresham Smith, and Celanese Corporation for all that you do for our youth and staff.

We’re so grateful to everyone who gave during ! Your gifts were DOUBLED because of the matching gift from generous and supportive donors! Thank you for your generosity and for helping us continue our mission of providing stable housing, counseling and life-skills support that empowers youth on their journey toward self-sufficiency and independent living.