Journey to Dream

For 20 years, Journey to Dream has stood beside youth who’ve endured the unimaginable—abuse, neglect, homelessness, and trauma. Serving Denton, Dallas, and Tarrant Counties, we are committed to healing wounds that can’t always be seen and restoring hope where it’s been lost.

In Denton County alone, over 2,400 youth were reported homeless in a single month. Behind each number is a name, a face, and a story—children sleeping in cars, couch-hopping, or living in fear with no one to trust.

Through our Dream Initiative school program and Kyle’s Place, our 24/7 transitional teen shelter, we meet these youth where they are—physically and emotionally. Kyle’s Place isn’t just a roof over their heads; it’s a safe haven, a family, and a starting point for a better life. Here, youth receive case management, mental health support, life skills, education assistance, and, most of all, the chance to believe in themselves again.

We see the potential in every child. We walk with them through healing. We celebrate their victories.

But we can’t do it alone.

Your support—whether through time, advocacy, or financial gifts—makes this work possible. It allows us to say "yes" when a young person needs a bed, a meal, a mentor, or simply someone who won’t give up on them.

Join us. Stand with us. Invest in a future where every youth has the chance to dream again.

Because when you help us restore one life, you help us change the world.

At just 14 years old, Jennifer arrived at Kyle’s Place after fleeing a home filled with abuse and neglect. Quiet and withdrawn, she carried the weight of deep emotional wounds. Jennifer believed she was worthless—a failure destined to repeat the cycle of pain she had known her whole life.

But at Kyle’s Place, everything began to change.

Surrounded by caring adults who saw her potential, Jennifer was met with unconditional love, stability, and encouragement. Slowly, she began to trust. She started setting goals. With the support of her case managers, counselors, and mentors, Jennifer worked through her trauma, rediscovered her voice, and began to believe in her own worth.

Today, Jennifer is not only a high school graduate, but she is preparing to start college the first in her family to reach this incredible milestone.

Her journey reminds us that when youth are given a safe place, support, and someone who believes in them, they can rise beyond their circumstances and build a future filled with hope.

Jennifer’s story is just one of many made possible through Journey to Dream and it’s why your support truly changes lives.

With your partnership, Journey to Dream and Kyle’s Place can continue being a lifeline for at-risk, victimized, and homeless youth. Together, we offer more than shelter—we offer hope, healing, and a path forward.

Your support means that youth in crisis don’t have to face their battles alone. They’ll receive the shelter, counseling, and aftercare they urgently need, right here in their own community. They'll be able to stay in their schools, maintain critical support systems, and begin to believe in a future beyond survival.

As we walk beside them, we work to repair and rebuild family connections whenever possible. And when reunification isn’t an option, we help secure safe, stable housing where youth can grow, thrive, and begin to envision a life of independence and purpose.

Together, we’re not just meeting needs we’re transforming lives. And it’s all possible because of you.

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Our Needs

Your partnership directly supports Kyle’s Place and the Dream Initiative School Program, with 84% of all funds going directly to programs that change lives. At Journey to Dream, we are committed to transforming the lives of youth in crisis restoring hope, healing trauma, and empowering them to reach their full potential.

Your generous support helps provide:

• Ongoing trauma counseling and therapeutic services for teens working through deep emotional wounds

• Essential needs like clothing, food, hygiene items, and school supplies

• Support for academic success, including senior year and graduation expenses

• Enriching group outings and life skill-building activities

• Program materials and supplies that support daily care and development

In our schools, your investment also fuels the Dream Initiative by:

• Advancing curriculum development focused on mental health, resilience, and self-worth

• Expanding campus outreach to reach more students in need

• Funding trained support group facilitators who provide a safe space for students to be seen, heard, and supported

Together, we are not just meeting needs we are changing the story for struggling youth. Thank you for being a vital part of this mission.