Help Journey to Dream Provide Hope for Homeless Teens

Hello, we are five students attending the University of North Texas (Henri, Noah, Tayseer, Mario, and Ben) who are contacting you to assist with a cause that we hold dear. In between studies, one of our team members, Henri, provides mental health counseling and coaching to teens, young adults, and families affected by trauma, addictions, and mental health issues. He and his wife have owned and operated their own practice since 2017, providing help and restoring hope to families affected by those issues.

Besides the usual routine of work and studies, we enjoy helping out Journey to Dream, a program that provides help and assists youth who have suffered from homelessness, addiction, and trauma. In Texas, for instance, one in every thirty adolescent, 13-17 years, experience homelessness, thus making it more likely for them to be prone to addiction, mental problems, and violence (National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2023). The prevalence of food insecurity amongst adolescents from low-income households is also increasing, whereby 18% of these youths do not have dependable access to healthy food, thereby impacting their health, school performance, and general well-being (Feeding America, 2023).

The mission of Journey to Dream is to build safe spaces and offer such fundamental needs as shelter, meals, and educational and psychological help to youth grappling with such situations. For us, Journey to Dream's cause is important because we have experienced how crucial it is to ensure a safe space and provide resources and assistance to teenagers going through the storm in their lives. One of the young people Henri and his wife helped in the past said that once he got stable accommodation and a support network, he was able to concentrate on his studies and what career he envisioned himself in.

This is why we are starting this GoFundMe campaign – we want to make sure that the funds raised will support Journey to Dream and its mission. A simple donation, regardless of size, has an impact on these young people's lives.

Please see the video about Ziggy, a teenager who was kicked out of her home due to her own personal beliefs. Ziggy's Story

By donating, you can assist in providing housing, resources, and other services that will be beneficial to their lives. If you wish to learn more, you can go to the website Journey to Dream at https://www.journeytodream.com or talk to them at (469) [phone redacted]. We appreciate you for thinking of donating to the cause!

References

Feeding America. (2023). Adolescent food insecurity in America. Retrieved from https://www.feedingamerica.org

National Alliance to End Homelessness. (2023). Youth homelessness in the United States. Retrieved from https://endhomelessness.org