$9,955 raised by 45 donors
40% complete
$25,000 Goal
Body & Soul Homeless Program is a beacon of light in the downtown Dallas Arts District, serving the unsheltered population with hot, fresh meals, personal essentials, clothing, and many other resources to assist those who want to get off the streets and live a productive life through our Journey Partners program. Our unsheltered guests arrive knowing they are in a safe, positive space, as we have built a reputation of consistently providing the kind of physical and spiritual nourishment they need to inspire change in their lives.
Body & Soul Homeless Program has been operating every weekend for more than 27 years out of the basement of historic St. Paul United Methodist Church at 1816 Routh Street, and has continued an unwavering commitment to making a difference in the lives of our unsheltered guests.
Body & Soul Homeless Program is fully funded through private donors and is staffed solely by volunteers from around the community, with the exception of a hired Security/Peace Officer.
Pre-COVID, Body & Soul fed breakfast to 100+ unsheltered guests every Saturday, and fed 80+ guests for Sunday lunch/dinner. During the COVID pandemic, Body & Soul managed to stay open and continue to serve those most in-need with to-go meals and essential gift bags. The support and sponsorships of our private donors witness, first-hand, the difference Body & Soul makes in the Dallas community.
Body & Soul 's volunteers and donors have witnessed, first-hand, an obvious increase in the unsheltered population across the Dallas community in the past 5 years, so our needs to increase donorship contributions have increased in parallel. We would gratefully accepts donations of all kinds, whether monetary or another form(s) of donated physical goods, and we would consider any amount of your volunteered time and help as a blessing. Please visit our website at www.BodyAndSoulDallas.org. to learn more.
As an ecumenical community and faith-based homeless program, we partner with the public and private sectors to inspire persons experiencing homelessness to lead positive and productive lives.
How can you get involved? We gladly accept clothing donations, essential donations (i.e. personal care/personal hygiene products), volunteerism, and of course, monetary donations. Our consistent needs are daily care essentials, clothes, bottled water, and donations to keep our weekend meal services open.
Since we earned the designation of an officially-licensed 501c3 charity organization earlier this year, we would also enjoy speaking with any and all professionals from the Dallas community who would like to volunteer their technical skills and abilities to help us raise awareness, increase cashflow, and, or expand our service offerings. Our future looks bright, so we are praying for bright individuals to join us in our mission. Please reach out if you feel like contributing to our team.
Body & Soul Homeless Program proclaims the value of each person as a unique child of God, and we commit ourselves to the healing and wholeness of all persons. We value inclusion, diversity, equity, social justice and human rights.
View our current participation opportunities.
In-Person Volunteering
Body & Soul Homeless Program Volunteers - Saturday Mornings & Sunday Afternoons
Dallas, Texas
Ongoing opportunity
Organization name
Body & Soul Homeless Program
Causes
Housing, Shelter & Homelessness
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
P. O. Box 192551