Share Your Time and Talents with Promise House
Volunteers are a critical part of how Promise House supports homeless youth in our care during the holiday season. At Promise House, we believe that a small act of kindness can create big change. Although COVID-19 has changed the landscape of giving back, our volunteers remain an essential role in providing care, comfort, and opportunity to all of the young people we serve. We welcome groups, individuals, and families to join us in making this holiday season magical for our youth!
All on-site volunteers must be at least 16 years of age.
Holiday
Heroes
You can help share the Magic of the Holidays a by giving the gift of joy today. Your generous donation will make a difference in the lives of the youth we serve locally by helping to fulfill their holiday wish lists. Help bring joy to their world and a cheerful year to remember!
Group volunteers
Group Volunteers can find more information and sign up for Holiday Hero shifts here:
Promise House Holiday Volunteer Shifts
Registration
Volunteer assignments must be scheduled at least 2 days in advance of preferred shift. The registration page will close 2 days before the event.
Age requirement
All on-site volunteers must be at least 16 years of age.
Mask policy
Staff, volunteers and clients are no longer required to wear a mask on the Promise House campus. While wearing a mask is now optional during your shifts, you are welcome to wear a mask if you would prefer.
Individual volunteers
Please email Estefania Sosa, our Partnership Engagement Coordinator at volunteer@promisehouse.org or (214) 941-8578 Ext. 234 with the date you are interested in, you will be assigned an engagement opportunity per our current needs and availability. Once identified, we will send you a custom sign-up link.
Registration
Volunteer assignments must be scheduled at least 2 days in advance of preferred shift. The registration page will close 2 days before the event.
Age requirement
All on-site volunteers must be at least 16 years of age.
Mask policy
Staff, volunteers and clients are no longer required to wear a mask on the Promise House campus. While wearing a mask is now optional during your shifts, you are welcome to wear a mask if you would prefer.
Host a Holiday Drive
Hosting a drive is a great way to rally your colleagues and/or friends and family to make sure homeless youth in our community have everything they need to have a bright winter season. Donation drives ensure that no child enrolled in Promise House programs goes without the essentials.
Whether you are collecting needed items or raising funds, your efforts ensure that our free store remains stocked with items that help youth feel good and fit in with their peers. Thanks to our generous donation drive hosts, Promise House is able to distribute essential items and clothing to support the basic needs of every youth who enters our programs.
Please note: After selecting to serve as a holiday drive host, you will need to sign in or create an account in VOMO, our digital volunteer management database.
If hosting a drive isn’t for you this year, you can still make a difference by making a monetary donation or shopping from one of our online wish lists:
- Target
- Amazon
- Download our Holiday Wish List to share with family, friends or your employee resource group.
Questions? Contact Estefania Sosa our Partnership Engagement Coordinator at volunteer@promisehouse.org or (214) 941-8578 Ext. 234.
Shop Our Holiday Wish List
Purchasing items from our Holiday Wish List is one way to not only ensure youth in our programs have the essentials they need but also to brighten their Holidays! Our team ensures that youth receive 3 – 4 recreational items in addition to basic needs items in their Holiday gift bags.
A few hints for best use of the wish list:
- You must be signed in to an Amazon account. (Don’t forget to use Amazon Smile)
- Empty your Amazon cart before shopping for Promise House youth – this will make the default shipping location Promise House. If there are items that are not from Promise House’s Holiday Wish List in your shopping cart, you’ll have to select shipping locations for each item from the shipping option page during checkout.
- If you want a tax receipt for the items you purchase from our Holiday Wish Lists, you can fill out our in-kind receipt, which will generate an email receipt for tax purposes.
- Browse our online wish lists:
- Target
- Amazon
- Download our Holiday Wish List to share with family, friends or your employee resource group.
Sponsor a Bed Night for a Youth
This year, Promise House will provide more than 15,000 bed nights to youth across the Dallas Area. Help us ensure they have a safe nurturing place to call home filled with hope, healing, and cheer this holiday season.
$125 per child PROVIDES:
- A warm bed
- Basic necessities
- Basic health & dental care
- Trauma-Informed counseling
- Intensive case management
An additional $75 can provide a Santa sack filled with age appropriate gifts!
Make a difference by giving the gift of a bed night or a Santa sack for a youth!
Download our Holiday Wish List to share with family, friends or your employee resource group.