Entryway North Texas

Entryway is a 501(c)(3) organization that transitions individuals and families at risk of or experiencing homelessness to economic self-sufficiency by providing full-time employment, housing and career training opportunities in partnership with the real estate industry. Our vision is to change the trajectory of those experiencing situational homelessness in our country by providing two critical components - housing and employment.

Entryway was founded within the multifamily housing industry to provide a prudent, common-sense solution to a social issue that has been growing unchecked for decades. The multifamily real estate industry (the apartment industry) is perfectly positioned to provide full-time employment and housing opportunities simultaneously to individuals who are facing homelessness as the result of personal crisis and require support to regain their economic independence.

Entryway North Texas was launched in November 2022.  

In 2024, Entryway North Texas was a Unted Way of Metropolitan Dallas Social Innovation Accelerator Program finalist and presented at "The Pitch".

Financial Impact 

The Entryway program has a significant impact on its hired participants and the communities they live in. When a participant completes the Entryway program after one year, the financial impact can total up to $88,982. 

For the year hired participants are enrolled in the Entryway program, they receive an average benefit of $44,176 in increased income, housing benefits (waived deposits, rental discounts), and donated furniture/household items, helping them gain financial footing after an unstable episode.   

A one-year average of $8,440 is produced in local taxes by each hired participant, and communities can recognize an average $36,666 reduction in homeless services cost by transitioning individuals out of homelessness.