Volunteer Opportunities in Dallas, TX

Dallas LIFE

• Volunteer opportunities include:
  • Daily Meal Services
  • Kids Time
    • On Saturdays and Sundays, groups are invited to do a story, game, or 
      craft time with kids ages 5-12. Groups are responsible to plan, 
      coordinate and implement what they would like to do with the kids. Groups are also responsible to provide all their own supplies to do what they have planned.
  • Tutoring
    • Homework helpers for elementary school students
    • Offered on Wednesday evenings only

News Stories

• Dallas' Neverending Crackdown on Sleeping While Homeless
• Mayor vows to close Tent City as annual homeless tally rises 24% in Dallas, Collin counties
• Push Those Homeless Out of Their Tents, and They'll Have to Come to Your House
• 'Housing first': Dallas's new strategy for the city's most costly homeless people

Housing Solutions

• The Cottages at Hickory Crossing - Operated by CitySquare, this housing first community provides not only housing, but on-site social services to help residents transition to independence and self-sufficiency.

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Volunteer Opportunities in McKinney, TX

The Samaritan Inn - Collin County's only family shelter

• Fact Sheet
• Volunteer

Advocacy Groups

• Collin County Homeless Coalition