The Gospel Booth Ministries

THE GOSPEL BOOTH founded in 2019 is a unique non-profit, organization that aims to provide dignified feeding services and resources to support individuals experiencing food insecurity and/or homelessness in Dallas, Texas.

According to Dallas’ annual state of homeless address, as of January 2019, the homeless population has risen for the second year in a row, with officials reporting an increase of 9% over the past year alone. The total homeless population counted in 19 cities in the counties was 4,538, up from 4,140 in 2018.

With an ever-increasing demand on human and social services in Dallas and surrounding counties, feeding the homeless population is paramount. While current meal offerings fall into the typical meal-truck, food banks, and/or homeless shelter continuum, compassionate dignified meal service settings are virtually non-existent.

THE GOSPEL BOOTH has a primary focus to combat the cafeteria-style, soup-kitchen, bread-line, methods of typical feeding programs, by serving professionally prepared, well-balanced, thoughtfully presented FREE meals in a dignified restaurant setting to those experiencing food insecurity. Our goal is not to only feed the body but to “feed” the whole person – physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We seek partnerships focused on providing physiological care and support, helping fund families’ essential needs, ensuring legal support and protection and ensuring educational access and opportunities.

Our wholistic approach incorporates;

• Long-term residential congregate care.
• Steering guests towards job-placement and/or vocational training.
• Tethering guests to involvement in school, community and/or faith-based organizations
• Exposure to mentors, role models, religious and/or spiritual anchors
• Connecting guests to licensed medical practitioners

Through proper supports, encouragement, training and motivation we can transform lives, reduce homelessness, and set those experiencing homelessness on a positive path while empowering them to be contributing members of society.  

MISSION & VISION

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of THE GOSPEL BOOTH is to feed, clothe and provide resources to help those experiencing homelessness, transition into a better life. We pursue this mission through an integrated, holistic approach to:

• Serve meals to those in need, in a respectful dignified setting
• Provide resources to link individuals to available social services
• Connect individuals to and/or provide job training
• Expose clients to health & wellness alternatives and options for non-traditional therapies
• Offer Counseling referrals

VISION STATEMENT 

Given the disproportionality of homelessness, particularly among the African-American population, our vision is to impact change in low-income, underserved communities of color in order to traverse the barriers that keep the communities unstable, disenfranchised and/or oppressed. The concept of dignity is central to guest treatment.

GUIDING VALUES

• We are Christian – as in we follow Jesus’s example of showing unconditional love and commitment to serving everyone we can - of any faith or none.
• We are integrous in all our dealings with the public, guests and business partners.
• We are good stewards of our finances and the public trust.
• We are welcoming, life-affirming and non-judgmental serving our guests compassionately and free of prejudice
• We are respectful in our communication
• We are honest in speech and action.
• We are collaborative, team-players working toward the common good of the organization and the public-at-large 
• We are accountable to each other, guests, donor constituencies, and the public-at-large.
• We are professional and demand of ourselves high standards of competence and excellence. 
• We are driven by the moral responsibility to uplift our community