What We Do
It’s independence, dignity, warmth, comfort and stability. It can mean the difference between holding your life together and having it feel like it’s falling apart. At Austin Street, we transform lives and restore hope to those experiencing homelessness.
Our Mission
Austin Street Center provides safe shelter and meets the basic needs of the most vulnerable homeless.
Our Core values
We uphold our core values of Determination, Empowerment, Kindness, and Trustworthiness in our shelter and throughout the community.
Beyond meeting basic needs, Austin Street is committed to helping our clients regain their independence and find a permanent place to call home. No matter how they got here, we focus on a caring, customized, collaborative approach that involves a variety of services and special programs to remove barriers to permanent housing.
Services
As more than an emergency shelter, we provide the following services to care for the homeless:
& Respite Care
Diversion Services
The Austin Street Center for Community Engagement
In June 2022, Austin Street opened The Austin Street Center for Community Engagement. The 60,000 square-feet, 24/7, client-focused homeless shelter and day service center expands much needed services for the men and women of Dallas in need. This new facility is more than double the size of our former shelter and includes separate, vast accommodations for men and women, classrooms, a dining and engagement space, a larger computer lab, and dedicated rooms for clients to receive medical services. The facility also grants us the ability to welcome many more daily volunteers and service groups.
2024 Impact
2,618
511
271
24,811
2,874
20,790
Annual report
Click the image below to read our FY 2024 Annual Report. Learn about the number of clients we impacted throughout the year, how our corporate partner, Westmount Realty, provided volunteer support in a variety of ways, and hear the personal journey of client Henry who leaned on Austin Street Center to help him get back on his feet.
