Citysquare Case Study

CitySquare is a non-profit organization based out of Dallas that aims at fighting poverty by means of assistance in “hunger, health, housing and hope.” The dedicated volunteers with CitySquare work to provide food, housing, education, mental-health assistance, and even job training to people in need. They go beyond providing the necessities by equipping people with real-world skills and experience that will allow them to break out of poverty and work towards success. CitySquare’s impact ranges from young adults transitioning out of the foster care system to people without homes who need a helping hand to get on their feet.

Just this past year, CitySquare’s WorkPaths program has elevated homeless people to full-time, part-time and even paid

salary jobs . CitySquare offers intentsive training programs to unemployed and underemployed adults and allows WorkPaths participants to increase their skills and have a better shot at finding a job and moving away from housing assistance. The program also assists graduates with job placement and housing placement once necessary. Another outreach program CItySquare implements is mobile meals. CitySquare provides nutritious meals to students of low-income families in a non-traditional setting by delivering to apartments, houses, etc. On of CitySquare’s largest outreach programs is providing housing to teens transitioning out of foster services, to homeless veterans, and provides assistance to low-income households. CitySquare houses over 30 veterans each year, over 60 homeless individuals annually and assists with supportive housing to over 140 individuals each year. Beyond these services, CitySquare also offers legal services to those who cannot afford it, as well as medical services.

In the last year, it took $1,369,427 to provide homes for homeless individuals through the Affordable Housing program. The food pantry budget was at 515,605 and the Summer Food Service program capped at $770,069 for the year. We have been able to accomplish a great deal in the past year with what our generous donors have given. CItySquare has provided jobs, meals, homes, and invaluable real-world experience to those who may not have had a chance at these things otherwise. We are ecstatic at the progress that has been made and the resistance that we have been able to exhibit against poverty along with the help of our volunteers and donors. However, we do not wish to stop here. CitySquare has hopes to make poverty the exception rather than the rule, and we are not quite there yet. This next year we hope to increase our Affordable Housing capacity by 10%, our Summer Meals Program by 25% and provide more opportunity for those in the WorkPaths program.in order to do this, we need to increase our overall budget by $3,000,000 over the course of the next year. We believe that if we reach this goal, we will be able to reach our desired capacity for these services and CitySquare will be able to impact and elevate those in need more than ever before. You have always been a very generous donor and an invaluable ally to our cause, and this is why we ask that you consider gifting the amount of $100,000 this year so that we may further reach our goals in fighting poverty.