Dear Friends,

The shelter is buzzing with activity this spring! Over the past month, Austin Street Center had 98% of our beds utilized, reminding us that our emergency shelter isn’t only booming when temperatures are dangerously cold – we’re a year-round lifeline for homeless neighbors.

This season has also been a busy but fruitful time for our team as we celebrated our 10^th Annual No Place Like Home event in May, honored our volunteers with an appreciation lunch in April, and welcomed new supporters and advocates to Austin Street this spring through our Family Service Day and Young Professionals lunch service.

For the many asking how they can help, we remind our supporters that donations such as bottled water, snack packs, sandwiches, and hygiene kits will be needed now more than ever as the summer temperatures settle in. These items are not only shared with our clients but also used by our outreach team who pass these out to individuals on the streets in hopes to get unsheltered individuals to a safe place. Many corporations, civic groups, or families choose to assemble these caring packages offsite and schedule a drop off at our shelter. To get involved, please email asc.volunteer@austinstreet.org

Thank you in advance for all that you do to keep the spirit of Austin Street Center alive – whether you’re sending us items from our Amazon Wishlist, sharing our posts on social media, or contributing a monthly gift, just know that your efforts are helping us restore hope to individuals experiencing homelessness.

With gratitude, 

Austin Street Center will hold the annual Humble Beginnings Luncheon on Friday, October 3 with acclaimed actor and entrepreneur, Edward Norton, as keynote speaker and honoring Jeanne L. Phillips as our Norm Hitzges Distinguished Service Awardee. This year marks the 25th annual event with the theme Unlocking Hope to raise funds and awareness around the issues of homelessness in the greater Dallas community.  

Humble Beginnings tickets and sponsorships are now available, purchase yours here!

Our 10th Annual No Place Like Home Event on Thursday, May 8 raised $215K for our shelter!

More than 200 individuals attended this party with a purpose and helped raise critical funds so that Austin Street can continue to provide safe shelter and basic needs for the homeless.

We also had a record-breaking 47 sponsors this year and are grateful for their dedication to our community.



It's been an impactful spring at Austin Street thus far thanks to the hard work of our team and the support from donors, corporations, foundations, and volunteers who have contributed their time and resources towards helping transform the lives of our clients.

Because of your support, Austin Street was able to:

• House 38 people in the month of March
• Serve 37 women in our Sisterhood program this May with 15 individuals being employed, 2 acquiring their CNA certificate, and 1 enrolled in class with Dallas Community College
• Provide an average of 29,000 meals each month this spring