Homeless Shelters
Various Services Offered for Adults and Children
The largest one in Fort Worth, TX is the Presbyterian Night Shelter off E. Lancaster Avenue near downtown at 2400 Cypress Street. My ex-boyfriend Jon lived there for several months back in 2000. Each tenant is given a small locker and usually has a roommate. If you have any valuables, it's best to leave them with someone before moving in. To reach them, call 817-336-1781.
"It appears that all across the board there is an increase in homeless among women and children," said Executive Director John Suggs.
The Day Resource Center is located along E. Lancaster where most of the facilities for the homeless are houses for the county. My best friend used to work out of there while submitting Social Security Disability claims for clients. It was considered a haven for homeless people to come to during the day, especially during extremely hot or cold weather.
The Arlington Life Shelter (formerly the Arlington Night Shelter) provides short-term shelter and services for men, women, and children to restore them to self-sufficiency. Arlington is about 30 minutes away from Fort Worth and is in Tarrant County. They are located at 325 W. Division Street and the phone number is 817-548-9885.
The Bridge Youth & Family Services provides emergency shelter for ages 10-17 and is located at 115 W. Broadway Street in downtown Fort Worth. The toll-free number is 888-296-8099. A former co-worker of mine took a job there years ago and said they had an excellent program for kids.
SafeHaven of Tarrant County provides shelter and is located at 6815 Manhattan Boulevard, #105 in Fort Worth. You may reach them toll-free at 1-877-701-7233. Counseling and various programs are also included in the services. This was formerly Women's Haven of Tarrant County and the Women's Shelter but the two of them merged recently to form SafeHaven.
The YWCA of Fort Worth and Tarrant County provides housing for girls exiting foster care and homeless women as well as other services. They are located at 512 W. Fourth Street and the number is 817-332-6191. I have heard numerous compliments about them through the years.
The Union Gospel Mission of Fort Worth, located at 1321 E. Lancaster Avenue, always has a line of people waiting to receive food at the facility. They may be reached at 817-339-2553. In 1888 the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Fifth and Taylor Streets served as the first home of the Mission. A large demand for services developed from the early 1900s through World War I.
The Salvation Army is located at 1855 E. Lancaster and may be reached at 817-344-1800. They have transitional shelters and a temporary facility called First Choice for drug-addicted women seeking recovery where they can live with their children and enroll in intensive programs and educational classes.
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- The largest one in Fort Worth is the Presbyterian Night Shelter.
- The Bridge Youth & Family Services provides shelter for ages 10-17.
- The YWCA of Fort Worth and Tarrant County provides housing for girls exiting foster care.
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To Jose (if you're still out there),
This is what the word of God tell us:
2 Corinthians 12:10
10That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
And, having made peace through the blood of [Jesus'] cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself; by Him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath He reconciled" (Colossians 1:20-21).
Psalm 145:15,16: "The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing."
Matthew 6:25-34: 25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; the
To Jose. My heart goes out to you. Thank you for your comments and thank you to everyone else who left such inspiring words of hope. I will pray for you Jose and I hope by the time you get this your situation is better. I lived in a halfway house and a maternity home at different points in my life.
you can attend our interview session , to work a couple of weeks on Tuesday 9/16- Thursday 9/18 at 3:pm Sycamore Community Center 2525 E Rosedale ave, Fort worth , Texas 76105. Call and ask for Marie @ 214-823-4580 for more details. I know where you are coming from .
i just put my ant on the streets buceas we have ben asking for 10 years to clean up her room and she choes the streets . her name is nacy jo aherns
This is to Jose, I read what you had to write and I know its hard to hear or even believe that God loves you when you are living homeless, I would love to know how this has happened to you, did you loose your job? how did you become homeless, your right it's an art to living homeless and you really have to learn to do it. God has been laying on my husband and my heart to start helping people that really want to be helped. But I have to be very wise about this and know that God is in the mist of it. could you please tell me a little about yourselfand what your plans are? what your dreams are and what you would do if things turned around for you? I don't know where your walk is with God are if you even know him. but I encourage you to ask Jesus into your heart if you haven't yet, you say that you don't see a way out, but through the Blood of Jesus Christ all things are possiable. you could E-mail me if you would like.. at rhondaallen48@yahoo.com I see you wrote this comment in march, I h
Do you guys believe in Jesus Christ? He is the answer to all of our problems today. I encourage you to seek assistance for your physical needs(homeless shelters, salvation army). After and even during this time, seek the Lord. He loves you, and I promise you, he cares.
Hi,my name is Jose please don't let the name throw you. I speak five different languges. Through a conbination of things I have found myself living in the street. I don't know what to do. I've spoken to other homeless people but all they seem to care about is getting money to by drugs or beer. I must say I've been humbled by what I've seen so far. I've never experinced this type of fear before. The desperation, the hopelessness, and the reality knowing there is no way out without getting a break. I am wandering the streets of Ft. Worth. I explain to people I talk to that I don't know how to be homeless. I don't see anyway out from here. Two months ago I was an Admissions Clerk at Harris Hospital Downtown FT.Worth. Now I'm so hungery I feel dizzy when I stand. I'm sitting in the Whitesettlement Library right now and I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. I doubt anyone will read this but if a few do please,please don't let this happen to you. It does'nt take much. What I would'n