Homelessness rising in Dallas, Collin counties

August 11, 2022 – Axios – Tasha Tsiaperas Signs of rising homelessness pepper the city: a sleeping bag at a train station, a cardboard shanty under a highway, a tent tucked into the brush, a car stuffed with belongings and

JUST IN: Family Gateway To Host “The Pursuit Of Happyness’” Chris Gardner At Breakfast Fundraiser

June 14, 2022 – MySweetCharity – Jeanne Prejean It was two years ago that Family Gateway was scheduled to have author/philanthropist/entrepreneur Chris Gardner at its annual Gateway to Opportunity Luncheon at the Omni Dallas Hotel. But like so may other fundraisers, the pandemic forced organizers

‘These are us’: Here’s what happened after a North Dallas neighborhood said yes to homeless shelter

April 29, 2022 – The Dallas Morning News – Sharon Grigsby Ellen Magnis and Na’Tiffany Thomas both know how it feels to walk the tightrope of desperation. Magnis left her Farmers Branch home at 17, married at 18 and, by

The Journey, Podcast With A Promise

March 18, 2022 – LaVeeta Hamilton Family Promise of Collin County shares success stories, interviews, and discusses several topics on homelessness. Their mission is to help families with children experiencing homelessness achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response. Family Gateway’s

Dallas Morning News Charities launches 36th annual campaign to help the hungry and homeless

November 17, 2021 – The Dallas Morning News – Francesca D’Annunzio The Dallas Morning News Charities has kicked off its 36th annual fall-winter fundraising campaign to benefit North Texas nonprofits. This year’s campaign, which starts Wednesday and ends Jan. 31,

‘New smile and spark’: Home makeover gives Garland family some welcoming spaces of their own

September 29, 2021 – The Dallas Morning News – Helen Bond On a warm night in September, 38-year-old Kimberly Bobb sat down at her new kitchen table and looked around, feeling overwhelmingly grateful. Hours earlier, a joyful crowd of well-wishers

How to help people experiencing homelessness in Dallas-Fort Worth

August 30, 2021 – The Dallas Morning News – Ashley M. Slayton Thousands of people experience homelessness on any given night in the D-FW region. Dozens of city, faith-based and private organizations are working to change that. For more information

A solution at last? What Dallas is doing to curb the city’s homeless population

August 26, 2021 – The Dallas Morning News – Everton Bailey Patricia Freeman hopes to have her own apartment by Thanksgiving. The 65-year-old lives with two dozen other women in a downtown Dallas transitional shelter. Since March, Freeman and a