Who We Are
There are about 4,000 homeless youth in North Texas with many of them having been homeless for an average of 12 months over the last three years. About 60% of those youth have suffered family violence, 40% have been abused or neglected and 30% had been through the foster care system.
Since 1988, our mission has been to protect, serve and empower the lives of children & young adults experiencing abuse, neglect, or homelessness. We are here for a reason. In 2023, City House served a total of 1,175 unduplicated clients with a total of 9,574 days of care. We provided 2,439 hours of counseling and responded to 705 crisis calls.
We are also the designated "Safe Place" for Collin and Denton Counties. If an unaccompanied minor enters a Safe Place and asks for help, we get the call.
Our values
Teamwork: We believe in protecting youth through a collaborative approach involving clients, staff, volunteers, and the community.
Diversity: We believe in empowering change using the strengths, talents, unique perspectives, and experiences of all those engaged in our mission.
Growth: We believe education, advocacy, and continuum of care are critical to transforming the lives of those working to overcome crises and maximize their potential.
Our mission is to protect, empower, and transform the lives of at-risk children, youth and young adults, and street youths suffering from abuse, neglect, or homelessness by providing emergency shelter, transitional living, counseling programs, outreach and services.
Our vision of success is that every child, youth, and young adult develops the confidence he or she needs to forward the betterment of their life especially while coping with crisis and circumstances out of their control.
Even a little can make a big change in the lives of youth like ours. We ask you to join our mission and support City House, today!
City House counts on the generosity of the community in order to provide safe housing, counseling, specialized services to help children cope with the multiple traumas they have experienced. Together, we are making progress; more and more children, youth, and young adults have hope and a pathway to a brighter future.
Gifts to City House offer the flexibility for us to meet immediate needs and fund critical programs.
City House embraces all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and religious affiliations while promoting inclusivity, respect, civility, and kindness. We believe each child, youth and young adult in our care has an important gift and they are too, are Here for a Reason. It is only through your sense of community and generosity that we serve these precious at-risk citizens.
Serving Collin & Dallas County and the majority of North Texas, City House strives to provide emergency shelter, transitional residential living and street outreach programs and services to at-risk children, youth and young adults (newborn to 24 years) who are in need due to abuse, neglect or homelessness, with a special focus on supporting the unique experiences of LGBTQ young people.
Organization name
City House
Causes
Youth & Children
Operating Budget
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Other
Address
830 Central Parkway E Suite #350