Programs

Guidelines for a Positive Volunteer Experience

Create the best possible volunteer experience for yourself, your friends and your family! Please take the time to familiarize yourself with this short set of volunteer guidelines. They can be helpful in terms of guiding you toward a volunteer experience that fulfills your own needs while you’re freely fulfilling someone else’s needs. For more information, please phone us at 214-351-1901, extension 211 or drop a line to Dallas Hope Charities.

Dallas Hope Center

Dallas Hope Charities’ Dallas Hope Center is Dallas’ only LGBTQ-focused Homeless Youth Transitional Living Center (ages 18-24). A recent study of more than 350 runaway and homeless providers throughout the United States identified four top causes for homelessness among LGBT youth: (1) family rejection resulting from sexual orientation or gender identity; (2) physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; (3) aging out of the foster care system; and (4) financial and emotional neglect. (Youth.gov)

Breakfast of Hope

Formerly known as Breakfast at Cathedral of Hope (BACH), volunteers provide a hot cooked breakfast each Saturday morning for anyone experiencing food insecurity. Haircuts and basic physical exams are often provided. All positions require a background check, and some positions require a valid food handler’s certificate which we can help you to obtain in as little as 90 minutes.

Lunch of Hope

Formerly known as iCare, every Monday volunteers prepare a meal for those who might otherwise go without. At this same event, the Dallas Hope Charities’ food pantry donates up to 100 bags of groceries. All positions require a background check, and some positions require a valid food handler’s certificate which we can help you to obtain in as little as 90 minutes.

Dinner of Hope

Formerly known as Taste of Hope, our goal is to let people living on the streets know they are not forgotten. The meal we serve is similar to a meal we would serve guests in our home. However, our program is not about “feeding the homeless.” It is about connecting with the people we serve to reassure them that they are seen, and cared about. All positions require a background check, and some positions require a valid food handler’s certificate which we can help you to obtain in as little as 90 minutes.

Blessing Bags for the Homeless

Blessing Bags are gallon-size bags that contain snacks, toiletries, socks, water, and other items that people who live on the street find useful. Bags are kept in your car, so when you encounter a person who is experiencing homelessness, you can offer the bag to them.