The EMERGENCY YOUTH SHELTER is a short-term, crisis intervention facility for up to 20 youths who are runaway, homeless or at-risk. As a no-cost shelter in Dallas County, Promise House gives youth a safe alternative to the streets. The primary goal of the Emergency Youth Shelter is to return each youth to a safe family environment or an alternative stable setting.

CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES are offered in all programs to ensure that youth and their families are linked to available community resources. Community and home-based services are offered for youth throughout their stay at Promise House and can be continued once they leave.

The tremendous success Promise House has had over the years is due in large part to the counseling services that are provided in every program. Depending on the need of the family, Promise House offers INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP COUNSELING at no cost. Families may continue to receive these services after they leave Promise House.

The TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES program is for older youth who have nowhere to go, no family, no money and nowhere to live. This program offers older youth the opportunity not only to learn how to live independently, but to finish their education, find meaningful work and to become productive citizens.

PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEEN SERVICES are available through Wesley Inn and community-based services. Promise House’s group home, Wesley Inn, provides housing and support services to homeless pregnant and parenting teens and their children. Community based services support teenage mothers and fathers by teaching them how to parent and how to access community services.

PARENT EDUCATION classes are offered to teach parents and youth ways to build and strengthen their relationships. These classes are offered in both English and Spanish.

The ALTERNATIVE DAY SCHOOL gives youth who have dropped out of school or for whom school is not working, the opportunity to continue their education with individualized attention. The goal of the program is for youth to return to their school with the tools to continue their education successfully.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION AND EDUCATION programs teach youth how to have fun without drugs and alcohol. Through overnight camping trips, recreational and educational field trips, and challenge courses, youth learn healthy alternatives to drug and alcohol use.

Through STREET OUTREACH Promise House connects with youth living on the streets to educate them about the dangers of their living situations and to offer them shelter, survival necessities and access to community resources.

Eligibility:
People who are eligible to participate will not be discriminated against because of race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age disability, religion or political belief.

Promise House is also appreciative of the assistance given from the following:

THANK YOU to the individuals, corporations, organizations, and foundations grants for your financial and/or material support from in-kind donations in terms of food, household items, educational supplies, computer equipment, furnishings, appliances, specialized services and more.

THANK YOU to funding support from the US Department of Health and Human Services, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.