What We Do
It’s independence, dignity, warmth, comfort and stability. And, it can mean the difference between holding your life together and having it feel like it’s falling apart. At Austin Street Center, 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.
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
2023 Impact
2,399
551
415
22,740
17,184
Community Partners
Our partners within the Dallas community are essential in achieving long-lasting solutions for those individuals that come through the doors of Austin Street. We partner with the following organizations to deliver mental, physical, spiritual and emotional solutions to the homeless population:
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)/Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
- ALN Apartment Data
- Attitudes and Attire
- Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA)
- The Bridge
- Catholic Charities
- C.C. Young Senior Living-Senior Care
- The City of Dallas Office of Homeless Solutions
- CitySquare
- Dallas County Health and Human Services
- Dallas Housing Authority (DHA)
- Dallas Life
- Dallas Metrocare Services
- The Dallas Police Department
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Downtown Dallas Incorporated
- Family Endeavors
- Family Place
- Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support
- Goodwill Dallas
- Homeward Bound
- Housing Connector
- Housing Crisis Center
- The Human Impact
- Integrated Psychotherapeutic Services (IPA)
- Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT)
- The Men of Nehemiah
- Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA)
- Metrocare Services
- Military Veteran’s Peer Network
- Miller Henry Service Group
- My Second Chance
- New Friends New Life
- Nexus Recovery Center, Inc
- North Texas Behavioral Health Authority (NTBHA)
- North Texas Food Bank
- Our Calling
- Parkland Health and Hospital System
- Parkland HOMES
- Pieces Technologies
- The Salvation Army
- The Stewpot
- Stronger Beginnings
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Trusted World
- Turtle Creek Recovery Center
- Union Gospel
- Unlocking Doors
- Veterans Administration
- Wellcare
- Workforce Solutions Family Gateway
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)/Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
- Attitudes and Attire
- Association of Persons Affected by Addiction (APAA)
- The Bridge
- Catholic Charities
- C.C. Young Senior Living-Senior Care
- The City of Dallas Office of Homeless Solutions
- CitySquare
- Dallas County Health and Human Services
- Dallas Housing Authority (DHA)
- Dallas Life
- Dallas Metrocare Services
- The Dallas Police Department
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Downtown Dallas Incorporated
- Family Endeavors
- Family Place
- Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support
- Homeward Bound
- Housing Crisis Center
- The Human Impact
- Integrated Psychotherapeutic Services (IPA)
- Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT)
- The Men of Nehemiah
- Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA)
- Metrocare Services
- Military Veteran’s Peer Network
- Miller Henry Service Group
- My Second Chance
- New Friends New Life
- Nexus Recovery Center, Inc
- North Texas Behavioral Health Authority (NTBHA)
- North Texas Food Bank
- Our Calling
- Parkland Health and Hospital System
- Parkland HOMES
- Pieces Technologies
- The Salvation Army
- The Stewpot
- Stronger Beginnings
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Turtle Creek Recovery Center
- Union Gospel
- Unlocking Doors
- Veterans Administration
- Wellcare
- Workforce Solutions Family Gateway
Annual report
Click the image below to read our FY 2023 Annual Report. Learn about the number of clients we impacted throughout the year, how our corporate partner, Southwest Airlines, provided volunteer support in a variety of ways, and hear the personal journey’s of our clients who leaned on Austin Street Center to help transform their lives.
