Arlington Life Shelter

On any given night, the Arlington Life Shelter provides homeless men, women and children a safe place to sleep. But the help doesn’t end there. Case management, access to childcare, empowerment and financial classes, food assistance and more is all in reach within our doors —24/7, 365 days per year. 

Right now, the number of people experiencing housing insecurity is only increasing. The cost of living is pricing our neighbors out of basic necessities like food, rent, the ability to afford medicine, and so much more.  Utilities, food, and rent all cost so much that many people are forced to go without simply to survive.

This North Texas Giving Day, you can help. 

Our Program

Founded in 1987, The Arlington Life Shelter is a 501(c)3 organization in Arlington dedicated to offering critical services and support to North Texans facing, or experiencing, homelessness. 

We started as an emergency cold weather shelter in 1987. But in the past 37 years, we’ve evolved to address the growing needs of our community: to not only help people become housed, but work on critical skills needed such as financial classes, parenting classes, employment services and much more. Now, our services are critical.  

Whether someone is homeless because of lack of affordable housing, underemployment/undemployment, medical debt, domestic violence, eviction, limited resources or any other reason, we provide:   

• Case management
• Financial literacy classes
• Parenting classes
• Job search support
• Life skills classes
• Children’s programming
• Educational support
• Individual and group counseling
• And more. 

Gifts like YOURS make that possible.