Welcome to The Stewpot

We're Glad You're Here!

Whether you are in need of assistance - help getting legal ID, a hot meal, accessing health care, learning how to get housed, receiving mail, getting groceries to feed your family, enrolling your kids in educational programs, or exploring your artistic side - or want to offer assistance by making a financial gift or sharing your time and talents as a volunteer - we're excited to welcome you to The Stewpot community.

 

 

 

 

Darrell and Darrin's Story

Darrell and Darrin's stories are two of many - stories of people needing vital documents including legal ID or birth certificate; stories of people needing affordable housing; stories of people needing meals, clothes, counseling, medical services, dental services, social services, or even an address for mail. The Stewpot provides all of these services in the heart of Dallas so that people can take their next steps towards stability and independence.

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Upcoming Events

Nov
28
StreetSide Showers

The Stewpot has partnered with Streetside Showers - a nonprofit “provid...
Dec
05
Stewpot Social & Art Gallery at Texas Counter Fitters

Have you supported The Stewpot this year? Have you volunteered your time at o...
Dec
12
Street Side Showers

The Stewpot has partnered with Streetside Showers - a nonprofit “provid...
Dec
26
StreetSide Showers

The Stewpot has partnered with Streetside Showers - a nonprofit “provid...
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News & Stories

Nov 12, 2024
The Stewpot + CitySquare Updates
The Stewpot, a ministry of the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, is actively pursuing the potential purchase of the CitySquare property, marking an exciting new chapter in our mission to serve Dallas’ most vulnerable communities....
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Oct 25, 2024
Draw the Circle Wide
But trust this: The Golden Rule is radical.  When our circle is drawn to include everyone, no one stands alone. Draw the Circle Wide BY: Eric Oliver I have a problem: I’m a binge-watch-aholic. Luckily, these days we don’t...
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Oct 10, 2024
Soup's On 2025 Speaker Announced!
Jeanne Prejean reports in MySweetCharity, "Last night 2025 Soup’s On! Co-Chairs Isabell and Trey Higgnbotham and Buddy Jordan along with The Stewpot Executive Director Brenda Snitzer ...
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Oct 2, 2024
A New Way Home - KERA 4-Part Series
Journalists Christopher Connelly and Yfat Yssifor from KERA heard about Dallas’ new coordinated strategy focused on moving people from homeless encampments into long-term housing and decided to tag along to report on the process....
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Sep 26, 2024
Chi Omega Christmas Market benefitting The Stewpot
People were bringing in the holiday spirit a bit early this year for a good cause.  Over 200 vendors with toys and decor and holiday spirit filled Dallas Market Hall. From CBS News: 'We like to say we shop for a purpose,' said 2024 Chi...
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Jul 25, 2024
The Stewpot's offer to buy south Dallas headquarters
CitySquare’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to accept The Stewpot’s proposal to purchase its Opportunity Center and continue its Neighbor Resource Center and Food Pantry programs. Fox 4 tells the story. Now that CitySquare...
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Jul 21, 2024
Big News from The Stewpot
Dear Friends, The Stewpot, a ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas (FPC Dallas), has tripled in size in recent years, and we have outgrown our current space downtown across from the church. We have been praying for God’s...
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Jul 1, 2024
My Mother and Movies
I particularly wanted to make a movie about my mother, who my father murdered when I was nine years old. She had a huge impact on my life, even though I was young when she was killed. BY: Darin Thomas I like watching movies because I always...
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Jun 11, 2024
The Monster They Feared
"They didn’t know that I was homeless – that I lived in my car, that the night before, I had slept, parked right in front of the building, by the park, in the very spot that she was motioning toward." BY: Savita Vega Lots of...
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Apr 10, 2024
Learning to be a Chef
"I have started a new chapter in my life attending classes at at Dallas College’s El Centro campus. I am living a dream come true: I am housed and pursuing a college degree in culinary arts. I am now in the fifth and sixth classes of the...
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Mar 15, 2024
Hearing Voices
"The first time I heard voices, I was about 13 or 14. I had just gotten braces, and somehow I developed the idea that my braces were just picking up radio waves out of the air. So, I thought that hearing the voices was normal; it never...
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Mar 6, 2024
Now or Never - A Lesson Learnt Regarding Exercise
"Whether it was the streamlined physique or the befitting attire, the whole ensemble set in motion was something to behold. From an aesthetic and kinetic point of view, it all made sense. The ease of each bouncing step, light and agile,...
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Physical Address 500 Park Ave. Dallas, TX 75201 Mailing Address 1835 Young Street, Dallas TX 75201

 

Operating Hours: 8 AM - 4 PM, Monday - Friday; closed for lunch: 12 - 1 PM.