Dwell with Dignity works to create thoughtfully designed homes and that help families emerging from homelessness build stability, confidence, and lasting change.
Research in neuroaesthetics confirms what our clients have always known: a chaotic or unstable home keeps the brain on high alert, while a beautiful, functional environment is a foundation for well-being and self-sufficiency.
Dwell with Dignity provides personalized interior design and home furnishings to North Texas families transitioning out of poverty and homelessness. We partner with accountability-based agencies across Dallas, Collin, and Tarrant counties to serve families who've completed transitional programs and secured stable housing, but lack the means to make that housing livable. We remove the financial burden of furnishing a home from scratch, and we do it with intention. Every home is fully customized to the family who lives there.
That same principle scales beyond individual homes. We partner with nonprofits and schools to redesign community spaces to help these organizations expand their impact and better serve their communities.
Our Outcomes:
In the year following a home transformation, families report:
Dwell with Dignity's mission is to transform lives through design.
Your gift will directly support the costs of personalized interior designs for low-income families with children. This includes groceries, toiletries, kitchen supplies, linens, sheets, a desk and bed for each family member, custom art, and décor that reflects the unique character of the family served.
Your support of Dwell with Dignity on North Texas Giving Day ensures that we can make an impact on more individuals and families.
Dwell with Dignity is committed to being a driving force for social equity in the North Texas community. We seek diversity and inclusion in everything we do, which should be a critical expectation of an organization whose clients are more than 90% people of color.
We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion on every front, whether it's in our staffing or those who serve on our board.
Organization name
Dwell with Dignity
Tax id (EIN)
26-4658235
Causes
Housing, Shelter & Homelessness
Operating Budget
$1,000,000 - $2,999,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
Address
1127 Conveyor Lane