ABOUT
THE HUMAN IMPACT IS A NONPROFIT THAT PARTNERS WITH THE LONG-TERM HOMELESS IN DALLAS THROUGH FRIENDSHIP, IN ORDER TO BRIDGE THE RELATIONAL GAP AND BUILD LONG-TERM COMMUNITY
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WHAT THEY DO
Help Dallas’ chronically homeless (homeless for one year or longer) through friendship
HOW THEY DO IT
They offer support to their friends by listening first, and then walking with them as they connect them to the community and partners
location & minimum age
Dallas, Texas
Minimum age to volunteer: any age, when accompanied by a parent/guardian
Youth volunteers get service hours
VOLUNTEER
Come out to their Streets Time and join staff & other volunteers as they continue to build friendships with those experiencing homelessness
Thursday Streets 10 a.m. – noon
Saturday Streets 10 a.m. – noon
other ways to help
Events offer ways to get to know one another and bridge the relational gap. In 2023, the theme is Come to the Table, an opportunity to share a beautiful meal with their friend who are unhoused.
There are opportunities for meal sponsorship & hosting, contact them.
Charities2love insights
Charities2Love has participated in their Saturday Streets time, and found it to be a humbling experience. Read our story.
If you love to talk to people and can handle being outside, this is an opportunity to make those experiencing homelessness feel seen and heard.
More 2 love
The Little Human Impact, a program for families with children up to 13 years old to break down the barriers between those experiencing homelessness and children:
- Various summer time opportunities, like Sports with Friends, Cooking with Friends, Songwriting with Friends, and Painting with Friends
- “Streets Time” – you can schedule a time that fits with your schedule by contacting them
- Sign up for their newsletter to stay up to date on their latest activities
QUOTE OF NOTE
Let’s shift our language from calling someone a “homeless person” to “a person experiencing homelessness”…So we are narrating the truth, which is, that this is first and foremost a person, and they are having an experience that is very difficult called “homelessness.”
Elisabeth Jordan, founder & President