Consider that more than 300 children received shelter at Austin Street Centre just this year.

Also consider that we provide shelter, free substance abuse counseling, group therapy, one-on-one therapy with licensed chemical dependency counselors, job training and ministry to those in need. God's work doesn't stop there. Look at what else we do.


It's not every day we get the chance to become extraordinary human beings.

We believe that a Higher Power has led you to us, giving you the opportunity to transcend the ordinary. We pray that your journey will lead you to support our work in some way that is meaningful to both you and to those we serve. Consider how you might:

• Make a tax-deductible monetary donation
• Volunteer with us — as an individual or a group
• Purchase Austin Street Centre merchandise
• Contribute items to our Thrift Store
• Support or attend the Pat Summerall Humble Beginnings Awards Luncheon

Take that step which will move you from ordinary to extraordinary. It's something that happens quite often here at the Austin Street Centre.

Bubba and Harry met at a downtown food bank as the diminutive Bubba was serving soup to the scruffy men who showed up each day. Learn more about the Daileys.


Thank you to Office Depot for its generous donation of $500 and 25 backpacks filled with school supplies for our shelter kids, in celebration of their new store opening at 4121 Gaston Avenue in Dallas.


How easy it is to look the other way and ignore the homeless.

How easy it is to dismiss their plight as one of their own choosing.

How easy it is to be wrong. Take a good look at homelessness.