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Providing emergency shelter and transitional residential services to children and young adults who are in need due to abuse, neglect, and homelessness.

In the late 1980s, two Plano school teachers noticed some of their students arriving at school with all their belongings in trash bags.  The students would store the trash bags in their lockers during the day and take the bags with them when they left school at the end of the day.  Upon investigation, the teachers discovered these students were homeless. 

The teachers’ reaction was ‘not in this community!’  The thought of homeless youth was intolerable to these teachers.  They immediately began working on ways to provide a safe shelter for teens in crisis.  The community rallied to the cause and the first facility was opened in 1989. It was a 6 bed shelter in a house owned by the First Baptist Church.  That was the birth of CITY House. For 20 years, CITY House has been providing a safe environment for 10 to 17 year olds in the only teen homeless shelter in Collin County.

CITY House, incorporated as Collin Intervention to Youth, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded to address the needs of children and families in crisis in Collin County.  Today, CITY House continues to provide crisis intervention and counseling services to children and youth in crisis and their families.

Emergency Shelters

Teen Shelter

CITY House’s inaugural program, the Teen Shelter, combined with our newest initiative, My Friend’s House, will be able to offer a safe haven to meet the needs of vulnerable children ages newborn to 17 years old. Besides specializing in sibling groups and children with special needs, the house will also be able to care for medically fragile and behaviorally challenging children. The Shelter program provides emergency care and residential services to children who have been removed from their unsafe homes. CITY House is the only agency in Collin County to provide shelter resources for children and youth.

Transitional Living Program

 TRIPS (Transitional Resources, Intake and Placement Services)  helps young

adults 16-23 develop the skills and confidence needed to responsible, productive members of the community.  Services include free assistance with food, clothing, education, employment, and other life skills. TRIPS offers both residential (ages 18-23) and non-residential options

 

"The CITY House shelter and Family Center provide essential services to the children of our community. If not for CITY House, the intervention that currently takes place would not exist."

                                                    ...Judge John Payton, Justice of the Peace,
                                                        Collin County

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EVENTS

Fashion Show presented by True Rumors on March 8, 2009

CITY HOUSE IN THE NEWS

"An Evening at the Derby" Album
Listen to Jody & Jonathan - Help My Friend's House (mp3) -Part 1
Listen to Jody & Jonathan - Help My Friend's House(mp3) -Part 2
Plummer named CITY  House EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Money Problems Could Delay Children's Center by Bud Gillett
My Friend's House - Children’s shelter short funds to build
Teens find safe place to stay at Plano's CITY House
CITY thanks supporters as MFH shelter construction restarts
Christ Church Plano helps rebuild 'My Friend's House'
Shelter rebuilding starts Fox4 (Video)
CITY House video narrated by Newy Scruggs, Honorary chair - featuring Mayor Pat Evans
CITY calls for urgent help! Storm devastates children's shelter

VIEW ALBUMS FROM OUR EVENTS

Ribbon cutting of TRIPS Homes TRIPS home dedication
'Fast Cars' March, 2008 Ferrari Passione
Dallas Stars on Feb 11, 2008 Dallas Stars Game Album
Our dream: 'My Friend's House' Groundbreaking Album
Thanks to the walkers        May 12, 2007 CITY House  3rd Annual Walkathon
Our month long celebration April, 2007 A celebration of Hope Concert
Baby Showers for our new addition My Friend's House Baby Shower
A fun party on Feb 11, 2007 Dallas Mavericks Watching Party

 

CITY House is one of nineteen Collin County organizations funded in part by United Way



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