The Austin Street Center for Community Engagement, a new 60,000-square-foot facility located at 2929 Hickory Street in Dallas, opened the doors in June to...
provides a variety of opportunities to its clients while promoting personal growth, with housing and job opportunities, medical services and spiritual support
The team at Austin Street named the Engagement Center after Norm Hitzges who has donated more than a million dollars to support the homeless community. At the grand opening of the Center for Community Engagement on June 16, Hitzges received a walking stick engraved with the Ten Commandments, made by former Austin Street Center resident, Roosevelt Wilkerson.
According to Teresa Thomas, director of advancement communications, the center’s population was about 65% male and 35% female, with more than 51% identifying as African American. The residents of the Center are ecstatic about the new facility. They are especially excited about the new ice machine. Two of the clients, Freddie Anderson and Robert Wells, have both been staying at Austin Street for the past three months. After a lot of hard work and genuine growth, they have now reached Tier three and will be finding a home soon.“I see how the volunteers come out, help and donate their time when they don’t have to, but they do every day,” Anderson said.
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