We are the largest publicly funded substance use and mental health treatment center in North Texas. We provide detoxification, inpatient treatment and outpatient support for homeless and low income people in 19 counties. We are a primary resource for North Texas judges and probation officers seeking behavioral health care for justice-involved individuals. Our Dallas County Jail Deflection Center and on-site Parkland clinic provide treatment instead of jail for minor offenders with behavioral health problems. Clients in our medically assisted treatment program for opioid use disorders have an 84 percent success rate. We are Texas' only provider of inpatient substance abuse treatment for HIV positive clients. We also provide treatment for mothers involved with Family Protective Services .
Our clients often come to us with multiple illnesses, physical and psychological. They need everything - decent food, diagnostic tests, medications, a safe place to stay, and the kind of evidence-based treatment for substance and mental health disorders that will help them. They desperately want to get well. But they have a high hill to climb.
They generally have nothing but the clothes on their backs. Those clothes usually fall apart when they are washed, leaving them without underwear, socks, shoes, shirts, pants. Your donations can help clothe them while they undergo treatment and as they move into recovery.
The three meals a day we feed them are often the first steady, clean, warm food they've had in months. They come to us so emaciated that many gain a pound a day. We could once stretch $65 into three meals a day for a week. But rising food costs and fewer donations have doubled our weekly food bills.
Please give whatever you can. Every penny will go to saving lives. Cutting crime. And making North Texas the kinder, more just community we all want it to be.
Our mission is to save families and change lives through programs and professional services that promote positive behavioral health and independence for individuals and families caught in the cycles of substance abuse, addiction, and mental illness.
POLICY
Homeward Bound, Inc. shall not discriminate against any individual on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, national origin, disability (physical or mental), sexual orientation, medical condition, including a diagnosis of HIV or because an individual is perceived as being HIV infected. An individual's financial status/economic condition may be considered in admission criteria; however, such status or condition may not affect the delivery of services once an individual is admitted. Evaluation of financial status/economic condition considered at admission is based on the Federal Poverty Guidelines in effect at the time of admission.
PROCEDURE
Homeward Bound, Inc. shall provide services to all individuals irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, national origin, disability (physical or mental), sexual orientation, medical condition, including a diagnosis of HIV or a perception of an individual as being HIV infected.
As part the pre-admission screening, individuals will be screened as to the appropriateness of Homeward Bound's services (e.g., individuals whose medical condition exceed the organization's capability or licensure) and financial resources. In the event that an individual is not eligible for services, appropriate referral will be provided. A list of appropriate referrals will be maintained by the Intake Coordinator and Intake Counselor and updated at a minimum annually to be sure the referrals are effective
Organization name
Homeward Bound, Inc.
other names
Homeward Bound
Causes
Community Improvement, Housing, Shelter & Homelessness, Mental and Behavioral Health
Operating Budget
$10,000,000 or more
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Kaufman, Navarro
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
2535 Lone Star Dr.