Opportunities From: Volunteer McKinney

Elevate North Texas Youth Shelter

Board of Directors Role

Elevate North Texas Youth Shelter is seeking qualified candidates to serve as volunteer board members for our growing nonprofit organization.

What we do: Elevate provides temporary shelter and a path to housing stability for youth and young adults (ages 18-24) who find themselves homeless.  

Where: in Collin County and Dallas County.

Our Mission: Elevate North Texas offers a welcoming, affirming environment with immediate, short-term housing and personal case management for youth (18-24) in crisis, partnering with them to create a path to housing stability.  

Our Vision: A community where all youth in crisis have a safe, affirming place to sleep and the support they need to thrive.

Background

In our short (5 year) history we have guided hundreds of youth in Dallas and Collin County to housing stability, and away from the risks of living on the streets.

Guided by our passionate Founder/Executive Director, our committed and talented board, and our small but impactful staff, Elevate has grown from providing 2 temporary beds in 2021, to 20 beds in 2025. And we will grow to serve more.

Our unique model is asset light, staff light, and bureaucracy light, so that most of our donor dollars can go directly to shelter and personal case management. We partner with local hotels to provide up to 60 days of shelter, where our youth can be safe, while our case managers guide them to stable housing outcomes.

Chronic homelessness is a growing challenge in North Texas, and around our nation. At Elevate, our first priority is the safety of each youth we serve. However, we also believe that our role in diverting young adults from a life of homelessness, can meaningfully reduce the number of adults who find themselves chronically homeless in the future.  

The Board Opportunity

We are seeking board candidates to help Elevate reach its next level of strategic growth in solving youth homelessness. We have a strong foundation in place, and it is time to take our outreach to the next level. Ideally, (but not exclusively) candidates would have expertise that would help round out and support our current board skillset. Needs include:

Financial executives or CPAs

Marketing and social media experts

Ideally (but not exclusively), candidates would help the board membership align with the diversity of the population that we serve

We pride ourselves on being cost effective and impactful. We have only a small staff, so, beyond typical advisory and governance, our board members generally lean in and provide direct support in their areas of expertise.

Does Elevate’s vision resonate with you? Do you think you can play an impactful role in helping Elevate reach its full potential? Please contact our Board President, Kathryn Paterson at Kathrynp@elevatentx.org to ask questions and/or provide us with your background. Or fill out a volunteer application at www.elevatentx.org/volunteer to get the conversation started.

Check us out at www.elevatentx.org

Elevate North Texas values community and we are always ready to welcome new volunteers. We know that time is one of the most valuable commodities people have. Thank you for your interest in volunteering with your time and skills! With our unique programs, we have many ways that you can support the fight against youth homelessness.

Please click on the link below to complete the volunteer application for Elevate North Texas

https://www.elevatentx.org/volunteer/