OurCalling /tags/ourcalling OurCalling en-US Copyright Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:53:38 GMT Annual Thanksgiving dinner for Dallas' homeless community offers a sense of family /news/2024-11-27/annual-thanksgiving-dinner-dallas-homeless-community-our-calling With the help of about 200 volunteers, the faith-based organization OurCalling served a holiday meal to more than 500 people experiencing homelessness Wednesday. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:53:38 GMT /news/2024-11-27/annual-thanksgiving-dinner-dallas-homeless-community-our-calling Priscilla Rice Tiny home community near Ferris will serve vulnerable homeless residents /news/2024-10-17/tiny-home-community-ferris-north-texas-homeless The faith-based nonprofit OurCalling broke ground Wednesday on a tiny home village outside the city of Ferris, south of Dallas. It will serve homeless individuals who need medical care and additional assistance. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:06:00 GMT /news/2024-10-17/tiny-home-community-ferris-north-texas-homeless Priscilla Rice Severe weather, COVID — and lessons learned for helping the homeless /news/2023-01-09/severe-weather-covid-and-lessons-learned-for-helping-the-homeless Dallas groups that help the homeless say they learned some important lessons during severe winter storms over the recent years — and the COVID pandemic. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /news/2023-01-09/severe-weather-covid-and-lessons-learned-for-helping-the-homeless Mya Nicholson North Texas nonprofit shuttles people to warmth during a freeze, but not everyone wants to go /news/2022-02-04/north-texas-nonprofit-shuttles-people-to-warmth-during-a-freeze-but-not-everyone-wants-to-go Teams from the nonprofit OurCalling spent hours during the winter storm crisscrossing Dallas, offering a ride to shelter to those who didn’t have any. But not everyone they encounter on the streets was interested in leaving. Fri, 04 Feb 2022 22:54:16 GMT /news/2022-02-04/north-texas-nonprofit-shuttles-people-to-warmth-during-a-freeze-but-not-everyone-wants-to-go Bill Zeeble, Keren I. Carrión As temperatures drop this weekend, Dallas group will help those who need shelter /news/2021-12-30/as-temperatures-drop-this-weekend-dallas-group-will-help-those-who-need-shelter The service organization says Dallas residents can download an app that will alert OurCalling team members to people in need of immediate housing. Thu, 30 Dec 2021 20:27:02 GMT /news/2021-12-30/as-temperatures-drop-this-weekend-dallas-group-will-help-those-who-need-shelter Ana Perez