HUNGER

CitySquare has a Food Pantry, food recovery program, and brings food to the community youth through mobile meal programs after school and in the summer, in order to remove barriers to accessing healthy food.

Housing

CitySquare is the largest nonprofit provider of affordable housing in the City of Dallas with permanent supportive housing, transitional housing and rapid rehousing units.

Health

CitySquare health and wellness programs work in both a clinic setting, as well as in community and continuum of programs. Whether you need a primary care provider or additional resources to improve your health, they help.

Hope

Their youth program connects young people experiencing homelessness or aging out of the foster care system to resources and supports their journey toward self-sufficiency.

Together, these social service programs provide more than 50,000 human touches in Dallas and Paris, Texas. Here’s more about how CitySquare services these four key areas for neighbors in need.

By providing fresh groceries, and free, nutritious meals after school and in the summer, they are fighting to end hunger in their city. The Food Pantry operates on a first-come, first-served basis with no pre-registration required. They are open to all zip codes. Neighbors can pick up groceries at the Food Pantry once every two weeks.

CitySquare also fights poverty through many unique programs including Walk-In Case Management and their Housing Programs. More than 600 housing units in Dallas are provided through the CitySquare housing programs.

The mission of CitySquare’s health programs is to improve access to care and the most critical health needs facing South Dallas’ residents. Since 1998, the CitySquare Community Clinic has served adults and children by providing a permanent medical home for the uninsured in the community. Through preventative screenings, a collaborative care team approach, and innovative community-based practices, the CitySquare Community Clinic became recognized in 2012 as a National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Level 3 Patient Centered

Medical Home—the highest level attainable. The Community Health Promotion Program helps neighbors adopt healthy habits and prevent the chronic diseases often prevalent in lower-income communities. CitySquare can even help neighbors sign up for health insurance! And then, CitySquare’s TRAC program connects young people, ages 14-24, who are transitioning from substitute care toward selfsufficiency, with individualized support, planning and access to community services.

Citysquare Block Party

On Saturday, September 30th, please join CitySquare from 6:30-10:30pm in The Empire Room to celebrate 35 years of impact. Visit citysquare.org/blockparty to learn more about sponsorships and tickets.

Volunteer

Time is one of the most valuable commodities people have. With a number unique programs, there are many ways you can support the fight against poverty.

Donate

CitySquare makes it easy for you to give to the fight against poverty. With your support you help feed the hungry, heal the sick, house the homeless, and restore hope in the heart of our city. Your donations and gifts of time make their work possible— impacting over 56,000 neighbors each year. – citysquare.org

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INTERVIEW BY SHANNON STEWART SALINSKY

PHOTOS BY LORRAINE HAAN-STEWART