Fighting Homelessness

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Fighting Homelessness At Fighting Homelessness, we are a non-profit organization committed to uncovering and addressing the root causes of homelessness.

Fighting Homelessness focus is on systemic issues, such as outdated criminal justice policies, inefficiencies within government agencies, the limitations of the housing first model, the scarcity of affordable housing, and misallocation of government funds Our mission is to identify and challenge city, state, and federal policies that perpetuate homelessness, and to propose effective solutions for change. We focus on systemic issues, such as outdated criminal justice policies, inefficiencies within government agencies, the limitations of the housing first model, the scarcity of affordable housing, and the misallocation of government funds.

This week, Zach and Zoe moved into their first apartment. 🔑Last year, Zach, then 17, and his younger brother Chance, 16,...
10/09/2026

This week, Zach and Zoe moved into their first apartment. 🔑

Last year, Zach, then 17, and his younger brother Chance, 16, came to Fighting Homelessness after fleeing domestic violence in another state. They arrived in Texas homeless, without a parent or stable place to live.

We enrolled them in Richardson ISD under McKinney Vento, but quickly learned how few housing options exist for homeless youth ages 16 and 17.

So they couch surfed.

That left them incredibly vulnerable. McKinney Vento recognizes many couch surfing students as homeless, but HUD uses a narrower definition for housing programs, leaving some youth caught in a dangerous gap between systems.

We helped with medical care, identification, transportation, legal needs, school, spiritual support, and basic necessities.

We celebrated Chance’s 17th birthday with him.

Less than a week later, he was in county jail.

Chance had been wrongly accused and spent 90 days incarcerated before we were able to get the charges dropped and reunite him with family in Missouri.

That is the reality we cannot ignore. For a teenager experiencing homelessness, the distance between school, the streets, and the justice system can become frighteningly small.

Then Zach turned 18, and his twin sister Zoe came to Texas to be with him.

We helped them obtain Texas IDs, enroll in the South Dallas Employment Project cohort, complete their initial training with R&R Ministries, and begin working toward WIOA supported career training and employment.

And now, through HUD supported housing resources, they have a home.

Their apartment is still pretty empty, and we would love our community’s help with bedding, kitchen supplies, bathroom essentials, and other basic needs.

If you would like to help Zach and Zoe begin this next chapter, please consider purchasing an item from their Amazon wish list:

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Their story is why we continue to advocate for stronger connections between housing, workforce training, transportation, and economic stability.

Housing plus opportunity can change the trajectory of a young person’s life.

Welcome home, Zach and Zoe. ❤️

Sunday Bingo at Austin Street Center 🎟️Some of the most meaningful service happens through something very simple, showin...
10/05/2026

Sunday Bingo at Austin Street Center 🎟️

Some of the most meaningful service happens through something very simple, showing up, sitting together, laughing, listening, and building friendships.

Through Fighting Homelessness, we help guide students from Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas and Coppell High School as they spend Sundays hosting Bingo with our friends at Austin Street Center.

Yes, we play Bingo, but the real purpose is fellowship. It is creating a space where people experiencing housing insecurity feel seen, valued, welcomed, and connected.

Our students learn that restoring dignity and hope does not always require a complicated program. Sometimes it begins with a conversation, a shared laugh, calling someone by name, and reminding them that they matter. 🫂

We are so grateful for these young people who continue to show up with open hearts and for our friends at Austin Street who allow us to share these Sundays together. 🌅

Friendship. Fellowship. Dignity. Hope. That is what community looks like.

Last Wednesday was a great example of young people serving young people. 💙💛💙💛Our Jesuit Senior Advocacy Cohort joined Fi...
10/01/2026

Last Wednesday was a great example of young people serving young people. 💙💛💙💛

Our Jesuit Senior Advocacy Cohort joined Fighting Homelessness Board Member, Nina Castro at Thomas Jefferson High School to help stock the food pantry that supports students experiencing homelessness.

The students also had the opportunity to meet Dallas ISD Trustee, Lance Currie and Thomas Jefferson’s new principal, Dr. Philip Meaker.
Our Jesuit seniors, together with our junior Youth Voices for Change, have taken responsibility for organizing the food and toiletry drives that support students and families at both Thomas Jefferson and W.T. White High Schools.
But their work goes far beyond stocking shelves. They are learning firsthand about youth homelessness, listening to students, serving families, and advocating for the 60 plus students experiencing housing insecurity across these two schools.

This is what Youth Voices for Change is all about. Service, relationships, education, and advocacy working together to create change.

We need our community alongside us. Donations help us keep these school pantries stocked with food, toiletries, and other essential items throughout the year.

Please help us support these students by donating at http://FightingHomelessness.org.

Last night we had the opportunity to celebrate our lead partner, TRAC, Transition Resource Action Center, at their annua...
09/30/2026

Last night we had the opportunity to celebrate our lead partner, TRAC, Transition Resource Action Center, at their annual gala and recognize the tremendous work they are doing for young adults ages 18 to 24 experiencing homelessness. 🧡

One of the highlights was hearing about TRAC’s partnerships with employers who provide young adults with paid internship opportunities, giving them the chance to build skills, gain experience, and demonstrate their abilities. Many of these internships have led to full time employment and a pathway toward long term economic stability.

This is exactly why TRAC is such an important partner in Fighting Homelessness’ proposed 60 unit intergenerational housing community. TRAC will provide case management and supportive services for the young adults living in the community, helping connect housing with education, employment, life skills, and the support needed to move toward independence.

Housing is an essential beginning, but lasting stability comes when we surround young people with the relationships, opportunities, and resources that allow them to build a future.

Congratulations to Nicole Binkley and the entire Transition Resource Action Center - TRAC team on another year of meaningful impact. We are grateful to be building this next chapter together.

This ruling hits very close to home for Fighting Homelessness.Through our prison ministry at Hutchins State Jail, we hav...
09/24/2026

This ruling hits very close to home for Fighting Homelessness.

Through our prison ministry at Hutchins State Jail, we have witnessed firsthand how brutal the Texas summer heat can be inside an un-air conditioned prison.

This issue became so important to us that Fighting Homelessness obtained a grant towards air conditioning an entire faith-based dorm at Hutchins State Jail. The Dallas Leadership Foundation was also working with a separate funder toward the same goal. Together, with the warden’s approval, we were working to make air conditioning a reality in a dorm where our organizations minister on a regular basis.

Now, a federal court has ruled that extreme heat in Texas prisons without air conditioning violates the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment and has ordered TDCJ to provide systemwide air conditioning by the end of 2029.

The findings are staggering. Nearly 90,000 incarcerated Texans were living without air conditioned housing. The Court found credible evidence of multiple deaths related to extreme heat, including individuals whose body temperatures reached 107.5 and 109.4 degrees.

For us, these are not simply statistics. We know these men. We sit with them. We pray with them. We hear their stories.

Accountability and consequences can coexist with humane treatment.

Human dignity should not disappear at the prison gate.

From homelessness to home. A door unlocked. A future ahead. ❤️We were honored to have John Ocallahan, Director of Advoca...
09/23/2026

From homelessness to home.
A door unlocked.
A future ahead. ❤️

We were honored to have John Ocallahan, Director of Advocacy for Fighting Homelessness, present at the South Dallas Employment Project Advisory Council at Dallas College.

John shared a story that represents exactly why this work matters. Just days before the presentation, Fighting Homelessness helped move two 18 year old young people who had been experiencing homelessness into housing.

But housing is only the beginning.

Through partnerships with organizations like SDEP and our workforce partners, we can help young people move beyond crisis and toward education, workforce training, employment, and long term independence.

This is what collaboration looks like. One young person. One opportunity. One open door can change the trajectory of a life.

Thank you to South Dallas Employment Project and Dallas College for bringing organizations together that believe stability, dignity, and economic opportunity belong together.

And thank you, John, for representing Fighting Homelessness and sharing our work so beautifully.

One life can impact thousands of lives.

At Fighting Homelessness, we are thrilled to have been selected for the 5th Texas Supportive Housing Institute cohort, h...
09/20/2026

At Fighting Homelessness, we are thrilled to have been selected for the 5th Texas Supportive Housing Institute cohort, hosted by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation to build key relationships and support the creation of affordable housing.

It’s only the second week and we’ve already learned so much about current developments for affordable housing, even taking a bus tour around Fort Worth to see housing developments underway! 🏗️🏘️

The Texas Supportive Housing Institute combines effective team building with key resources and tools for FH to better approach housing solutions. They share our ultimate goal of providing stability to those in our community and ending homelessness for good.

We are grateful for the opportunity to learn and can’t wait to use the tools they give us in the future.


09/18/2026

In the state of Texas, the cost of raising a child is often far more than what that child's parents are able to earn. In a 2025 Child Support Guideline Review, it was found that current guideline percentages do not meet the cost of raising children, and moreover, even with two parents who earn minimum wage, they still would not be able to afford having a family.
The issue of rising costs is one that affects all families, but particularly those that only have one parent in the household. 📈🧑‍🧒‍🧒

At Fighting Homelessness, we recognize this issue, and part of our approach to ending homelessness is establishing equity in child support. This means having a look at each parent and establishing more accurately what each of them can give.

It's not about mom vs. dad or reducing the responsibility of one parent at the cost of the other. It's about ensuring better outcomes for both parents AND children, sharing the task of raising children and ensuring we are not damaging families in the process of trying to support them. 🤝🩵


Bryan Hughes
Judith Zaffirini, Texas State Senator

What makes the Fighting Homelessness approach? Well, there’s many things. At FH, we focus on independence, self-sustaina...
09/16/2026

What makes the Fighting Homelessness approach?

Well, there’s many things. At FH, we focus on independence, self-sustainability, and growth. We help our youth clients in obtaining drivers licenses so they can get jobs and find stable housing.
We send parents and older clients to financial or tech literacy courses so they can learn how to manage their finances and communicate in a new virtual world. 💵🤳
Most importantly, we are committed to creating affordable housing, whether that's through lobbying our state lawmakers, or creating housing all on our own. 🏡

When you donate to Fighting Homelessness, you're providing resources to those who need it most AND investing in a brighter future for all in our community. 🌟

Follow the link in our bio to donate and be part of the change!

So excited to kick off our 2026 to 2027 Youth Voices for Change Service Intensive with this incredible group of Jesuit j...
09/08/2026

So excited to kick off our 2026 to 2027 Youth Voices for Change Service Intensive with this incredible group of Jesuit juniors and seniors! 👨‍💼👨‍💼

These Men for Others will spend the year learning what it means to serve, advocate, listen, and lead by working directly alongside McKinney Vento students and families experiencing housing insecurity at W.T. White and Thomas Jefferson High Schools.

They are already getting to work. . . Their first projects will be planning our Thanksgiving canned food drive and helping host our Thanksgiving Day lunch, bringing together these families and our Fighting Homelessness family around one table. 🦃🍁

We are excited to watch these young men grow this year as they learn that advocacy is not just about understanding a problem. It is about knowing the people behind it, showing up, building relationships, and using your voice to help create change.

So grateful for these Men for Others and the year ahead. ❤️

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