Homelessness & Housing
St. Jude Centers
St. Jude Centers provide permanent supportive housing and comprehensive case management to formerly homeless and housing‑insecure adults across multiple Dallas locations. Through collaborative partnerships, we help residents gain stability, build community, and work toward long‑term wellbeing.
Permanent, Supportive Housing for Formerly Homeless Individuals
Catholic Charities Dallas, in partnership with Catholic Housing Initiative (CHI), launched three properties, St. Jude Center Forest Lane, St. Jude Center Park Central, and St. Jude Center Vantage Point to provide wraparound services for homeless and housing-insecure persons with a diverse population in age, gender, and capacity.
We strive to serve a diverse population of formerly homeless individuals willing to live within the guidelines and safety protocols of the complexes, creating community and collaborative promotion of all residents’ well-being and growth.
Services Provided at St. Jude Centers
Social Services
Comprehensive case management includes counseling, referrals for medical and mental health services, and securing more independent living.
Basic Needs
Access to food, clothing, medical care, and public benefits, as well as bus vouchers to allow travel to and from employment interviews, appointments to access public benefits, and for other purposes.
Physical/Mental Health Services
Mental health services take place on site. These include: counseling individuals, facilitating groups, and medication delivery. All residents will have access to professional diagnostic and treatment services for their presenting problems. Services in this area may be delivered by the case management agency or by other providers through referrals arrangements.
Meaningful Activity
Case Managers (St. Jude and partner agencies) work with their clients who reside at St. Jude to develop plans to fill the resident’s day with activity the resident defines as meaningful and beneficial (e.g. recreation, volunteer activity, day programs, employment). Residents are also invited to take part in community activities such as art class, fitness classes, lunches, bingo, gardening, and prayer services. This helps the resident to avoid isolation, boredom and the potential for resumption of dysfunctional behavior.
Social Support
Case Managers at St. Jude and partner agencies will work together with their clients to facilitate the development of a network of friends, family, and professionals who can socially support the resident’s stability in St. Jude. Vocational training, job placement, career services, and goal setting are discussed with residents on a 1:1 basis.
Eligibility
Eligibility
Catholic Charities Dallas relies on the Coordinated Access System managed by Housing Forward to ensure that the most vulnerable and disadvantaged are screened and selected. Our programs do not accept outside referrals, calls for residency, or walk-ins.
St. Jude Centers only accept referrals directly from social service agencies or Housing Forward. Client must be working with a social service agency, documented as homeless in the Housing Forward housing priority list, and pass a background screening before being accepted as a resident at either St. Jude Center. Also, the referring agency must provide case management and secure the subsidy (through grants or vouchers) for each resident referred to St. Jude.
