The list below are charities and non-profit organizations that assist women, children and educational organizations. You can get help via these women’s shelters and organizations Most organizations are non-profit institutions. If you need assistance please contact these agencies. If this is an emergency please dial 911 or 0 for the operator. If you need mental health assistance please call a professional.
If you need assistance with state services, utility bill payments, rental assistance or any kind of assistance in Texas, please dial 211 or visit 211Texas.org. To be listed in the directory, please contact Dallas Single Mom.
Dallas County
Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support
4411 Lemmon Ave., Suite 201 Dallas, Texas 75219
Outreach: 214.389.7700
24-Hour Hotline: 214.946.HELP
Thrift Store: 214.520.6644
Web Site: http://www.genesisshelter.org/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GenesisWomensShelter
Twitter: @GenesisShelter
In January 1985, Shelter Ministries of Dallas began operating Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support as a safe haven for these victims of domestic’s violence. After a yearlong struggle the city of generously provided a seven bedroom site for shelter that cost only $1 per year.
P.O. Box 7999
Dallas, TX 75209
Main: 214-559-2170
Fax: 214-443-7797
24-hour Crisis Hotline: 214-941-1991
Website: http://www.familyplace.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefamilyplace
Twitter: @family_place
The Family Place empowers victims of family violence by providing safe housing, counseling and skills that create independence while building community engagement and advocating for social change to stop family violence.
Salvation Army Dallas Women’s Shelter
5302 Harry Hines
Dallas, TX – 75247
(214)424-7000
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30am-4:15pmHours: Mon – Fri 8:30am-4:15pm
The Salvation Army Dallas Women’s Shelter for single women and mothers with children who are seeking respite and a safe haven. On-site child care is available to mothers in this program.
3000 San Jacinto Street
Dallas, Texas 75204
214-823-4500
Website: http://www.familygateway.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FamilyGatewayInc
Twitter: @FamilyGateway
Family Gateway’s facilities, programs and community partnership are specifically designed to serve the needs of these fragile families. By providing children and their parents with a nurturing, family-centered environment coupled with counseling and training, families are strengthened, empowered and able to return to a life of self-sufficiency.
Dallas Women’s Foundation
Campbell Centre II
8150 North Central Expressway
Suite 110
Dallas, Texas 75206
Website: http://www.dallaswomensfdn.org/Home
Phone: 214.965.9977
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dallaswomensfoundation?ref=ts&fref=ts
Twitter: @dallaswomensfdn
Dallas Women’s Foundation strengthens the entire community by increasing the investment in women and girls and empowering women’s philanthropy. All women and girls will possess the dignity, skills and resources to be strong, independent, self-sufficient and contributing members of the community.
Catholic Charities of Dallas
9461 LBJ freeway Suite 109, Dallas, TX 75243
Phone: 214-389-1340
Fax: 214-520-2941
By appointment only. Please call on Mondays to schedule.
Website: http://www.catholiccharitiesdallas.org/family-services
Hours of Operation:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Closed Saturday- Sunday
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccofdallastx
Twitter: @ccofdallas
We help the poor and most vulnerable in four core mission areas: strengthening families, alleviating hunger, preventing homelessness and welcoming the stranger; and call the community to action.
New Beginning Center
218 North Tenth Street
Garland, TX 75040
Main: (972) 276-0423
Fax: (972) 276-1344
Website: http://www.newbeginningcenter.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Beginning-Center/44946743007
Twitter: @NewBeginingCen
New Beginning Center provides education, prevention and intervention programs and services to those affected by domestic violence. To be the community’s driving force in the prevention of domestic violence.
P. O Box 550656 Dallas, Texas 75355
24 hour hotline: 214-886-3563
Office number: 214-503-0455
Website: http://riveroflifehomes.org/
River of Life Homes, Inc. is a 501(3)c non-profit organization that collaborates with other organizations to provide shelter and supportive services for people living in abusive situations. It operates in accordance with the U.S department of Agriculture and Texas Health and Human Services Commission policy, which prohibits Discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, political belief, or national origin.
3544 East Emporium Circle
Mesquite, Texas
Sharing Life Outreach provides a food pantry, clothes closet, holiday programs, parenting programs, disaster relief, back-to-school and utilities assistance, medical equipment exchange, employment services and resources that enable the process of finding sustainable employment. Sharing Life works in cooperation with the North Texas Food Bank, local faith organizations and other community minded groups.
Good to know:
Sharing Life serves the following zip codes: 75126, 75149, 75150, 75159, 75180, 75181, 75182, 75217, 75218,75227, 75228, 75253, 75043. You must provide proof of residency and provide a form of state issued ID. You must also meet income requirements to become a client at Sharing Life.
Brighter Tomorrows
928 Bluebird Dr.
Irving, Texas 75061
TEL: 972-254-4003
FAX: 972-254-8086
24-Hour Hotline:972-262-8383
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightertomorrowstx
Twitter: @BeatTheAbuse
The mission of Brighter Tomorrows is “To empower victims of domestic violence and sexual violence by providing safe shelter, support services, and to reduce violence in our communities.”
2929 Hickory Street, Dallas, TX 75226
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 710729, Dallas, TX 75371-0729
Phone: 214-428-4242
Website: http://www.austinstreet.org/index.html
For nearly 30 years, Austin Street Center has developed into a “whole person” therapeutic homeless community, evolving from a basic overnight emergency shelter facility (without air conditioning or cots!) to a full “Care Campus,” that today includes a transitional living facility for those with employment, substance abuse and psychological counseling, a free-standing chapel and an outdoor playground for our shelter kids.
Vogel Alcove
1738 Gano St
Dallas, TX 75215
Phone: 214-368-8686
Website: https://www.vogelalcove.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vogelalcove
Twitter: @VogelAlcove
Vogel Alcove provides free quality child development services for Dallas’ youngest victims of poverty: homeless children 6 weeks to 5 years old. Vogel Alcove is the only free comprehensive early childhood education program in the city of Dallas whose primary focus is to provide free childcare and case management for children and their families referred by 21 local emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters, housing programs and organizations that serve homeless families.
Tarrant County
325 W. Division Street
Arlington, TX 76011
Phone Number: (817) 548-9885
Hours of operation: Administrative Office Hours – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday-Friday
Website: http://arlingtonlifeshelter.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arlington.life.shelter
Twitter: @ArlLifeShelter
The Arlington Life Shelter provides shelter and support services to help our neighbors who are homeless integrate into society and become self-sufficient, thriving contributors to the community.
Battered Women’s Foundation
4166 Willman Ave
Richland Hills, TX 76180
Phone number: 817-284-8464
Website:http://www.bwf1.com/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/BatteredWomensFoundation
Here at The Battered Women’s Foundation, we believe in; Security, privacy and trust. We understand that coming out of a this kind of situation can be stressful and scary, however, we are here to help you along the way. Call or e-mail to talk to one of our councilors about becoming a client and receiving our services.
I Can Still Stand
Mailing Address
729 Grapevine Hwy
Hurst, Texas 76054
Phone 817-427-1111
Fax 817-887-1278
DONATION WAREHOUSE ADDRESS
Gates open – Monday – Saturday – 9-5 pm
Call for after hours donations – 817-427-1111
9125 Rumfield Rd,
N. Richland Hills, TX 76182
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icssp?fref=tshttps://www.facebook.com/icssp?fref=ts
Twitter: @icanstillshine
I Can Still Shine Program helps battered or abused women and children. We also help battered women coming from drug and alcohol rehab programs. We serve all the DFW Area.When women leave a violent home they don’t know how they will survive. They’ve been told they can’t make it on their own. We show them how they can.
8701 West Bedford Euless Rd. Suite 600
Hurst, Texas 76053
817.535.6462
Website: http://www.safehaventc.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/safehaventc
Twitter: @SafeHavenTC
Established through the 2006 merger of The Women’s Shelter and Women’s Haven, SafeHaven’s shelters have served domestic violence victims in Fort Worth, Arlington and the surrounding areas for almost four decades. As the oldest and largest Tarrant County organization providing services at no cost to domestic violence victims at their children, SafeHaven helps women rebuild their lives and move from fear to freedom.
YWCA Fort Worth & Tarrant County
512 West 4th Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Phone: (817) 332-6191
Fax: (817) 332-6172
Website: http://www.ywcafortworth.com/web/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YWCAFortWorth
For 150 years, the YWCA has served as a role model for other organizations in the areas of empowerment and advocacy for women and families.
1723 Hemphill
Fort Worth, TX 76110
Phone Number:
Rape Crisis and Victim Services: (817) 927-2737 Hotline – answered 24 hours, 7 days per week
(817) 927-4039
Administration and Volunteer program: (817) 927-4006
Website: http://www.womenscentertc.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenscentertc
Every year almost 100,000 women, men and children of all ages, ethnic and economic backgrounds are served by The Women’s Center. They seek hope, emotional healing, solutions to family crises, and help finding a job or a path to a better life.
Collin County
Donation by mail:
ATTN: Donations
PO BOX 349
Greenville, TX 75403-0349
Phone Hotline: (903) 454-HELP (4357)
Website: http://womeninneedtx.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinInTx
Believing that all homes should be peaceful, WIN strives to educate families broken apart by
violence to live by nonviolent means. By providing shelter to victims of family violence, working
towards increased knowledge of the problem and stressing viable solutions, the purpose of WIN
is to eliminate family violence locally and to be a part of a widespread movement to create a
society that no longer tolerates the abuse of power through violence or an other means.
Hope’s Door Inc.
Counseling Center and Administrative Offices
860 F Ave Suite 100 Plano, TX 75074
Phone:972-422-2911
Website: http://www.hopesdoorinc.org/
24-Hour Crisis Hotline: 972-422-7233
Phone:972-769-0610
Store Hours:
Monday – Saturday – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday – 12:00 pm – 5:00
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopesdoor?fref=ts
Twitter: @HopesDoorInc
The mission of Hope’s Door is to offer intervention and prevention services to individuals and families affected by domestic violence and to provide education programs that enhance the community’s capacity to respond.
Administrative Office
902 East 16th Street
Plano, TX 75074
Phone: 972-424-4626 (office)
Fax: 972-423-1681
Website: http://www.cityhouse.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TexasCityHouse
Twitter: @TexasCityHouse
Our vision of success is that every child, youth and young adult develops the skills and confidence he or she needs to succeed in life, especially while coping with difficult relationships and circumstances.
Denton County
Denton County Friends of the Family
Denton Outreach Office
4845 S I-35 E, Suite 200
Corinth, TX 76210
Phone: 940-387-5131
Fax: 940-383-1816
Thrift Store
1614 W. University Drive
Denton, TX 76201
940-387-1750
24 Hour Crisis Line
940-382-7273 or 800-572-4031
Website: http://www.dcfof.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dcfriendsofthefamily
Twitter: @DentonCountyFOF
Friends of the Family is dedicated to providing compassionate, comprehensive services to those impacted by rape, sexual abuse, and domestic violence, while partnering with our community to promote safety, healing, and prevention.