Who we can be!
The place your loved ones will feel safe and cherished. New housing that is just for them -- and a place you will enjoy visiting. Help us make this dream come true for many people with severe and persistent mental illness. Have a heart -- so they have a home.
Who We Are
We are family and community members passionate about solving some of the problems linked
with the housing crisis for people with mental illness. ASH's Iris Place model of living is about community and friendships.
Finding friends and having your own apartment is difficult for people with serious mental illness. Isolation, loneliness, and feelings of not being part of the community are pervasive. Safe, supportive housing is often impossible to find. Supportive housing for people with mental illness is a problem everywhere. COVID-19 has only exacerbated a systemic problem that was already in crisis!
Our partners help us spread the word that mental illness has many faces. Faces that show kindness, appreciation, talent, humor, and goodness.
We've partnered with the Emeritus Professor Program, at Dallas College's Richland Campus. Emeritus professors have volunteered to provide education/socialization activities in the original Iris Place (Iris Place I) community room. We've also partnered with Dallas College's El Centro Nursing School.
Programs bring education/socialization, healthy living, art, music, and fun.
One of our founder's words best describes our program "Stress and competitiveness are discouraged. Conformity is not stressed, except where it benefits the quality of community living."
Our service area is the Dallas metroplex. Our current project is in North Dallas. What separates the Iris Place model is its unique thoughtfulness and inclusiveness. Our supportive housing model includes therapy, continuing education, the arts, and socialization classes. All activities are in a relaxed, caring atmosphere.
Please call for a tour of the original Iris Place (Iris Place I) & the land where we're building Iris Place II. For more information about ASH, or whether our housing model might be a good fit for you or your loved one, please contact John Dornheim at johndornheim@att.net. Website: https://www.ashdallas.org.
Board members with the following skills or credentials:
Commercial Architect
Real Estate Attorney
Marketing Executive
Bank Executive
Community Volunteer
Alliance for Supportive Housing, Inc. (ASH) builds independent living communities for adults with serious mental illness.
Alliance for Supportive Housing, (ASH) embraces diversity, equity and inclusion in our board, staff, and people we serve regardless of race, ethnicity, age (must be 18 and older), gender, sexual orientation, and religion.
Organization name
Alliance for Supportive Housing, Inc.
Causes
Housing, Shelter & Homelessness, Mental and Behavioral Health, Social Services
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
10455 N. Central Expressway Suite 109-B, #425