Street Outreach for Homeless
Youth in North Texas

We serve young people who are at-risk, experiencing homelessness, or human-trafficking with respect, kindness, and understanding. Our ultimate goal is to create a path to healing and self-sufficiency.

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Good Nutrition
Creates
Opportunity

Research shows that increasing the availability of fresh, nutrient-rich food increases intelligence, improves memory and enhances endurance. Ending hunger in the U.S. is economically beneficial to us all.

Reduce Food Insecurity

Caring
Compassion
Charity

Utilizing the 3C's (Caring, Compassion, and Charity) has allowed us to make a positive impact on the lives of those experiencing hardships. As well as increase the quality of life for children, seniors, people with disabilities, and Veterans. We are proud to serve you.

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Discover Life's Magic
Through STEM

Our high-impact Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) tutoring helps to close the learning gap for students who are struggling academically. We use evidence-based, interactive, high-quality programming to achieve excellent results with our students.

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Cooking Healthy
Should Be Flavorful

Join our free cooking classes featuring savory, zesty, sweet, and spicy plant-based recipes.

Start Your Flavor Journey

We Support and Stand-With Our
Veterans & their Families

Our goal is to help our Veterans regain pride and respect in themselves. Our supportive services for Veteran Families are designed to promote stability, self-sufficiency, and overall well-being.

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Domestic
Disaster
Relief

Whether it’s a storm, hurricane, or man-made disaster in the U.S., we put boots on the ground to provide counseling, food, water, care packages and clean-up kits to survivors because sometimes we all need a little help.

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WHO WE ARE

We're on a mission

Smart Choices Texas has a mission to transform the lives of our most vulnerable populations; Children, older adults, Veterans, and people with disabilities. We work to banish poverty and nourish underserved communities through education, social service, mental health, and financial security programs. Cultivating a path of smarter, healthier, stronger, abundant communities.

We’re protecting the next generation

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Our Vision

The vision is to foster good health, good nutrition, positive energy, human dignity, and the opportunity for individuals to meet their full potential. Breaking destructive generational cycles developing prosperous families. Thus fueling the future by empowering people with knowledge, tools, and the resources they need to elevate.

Promote Access to Healthy High-Quality Food for All

Food and nutrition plays a critical role in economic growth and our society’s well-being as a whole. “Hunger is a public health concern with long-term consequences. The food insecurity rate in Dallas County is 47% higher than the national average.” – Feeding America

Academic Tutoring
and Test Prep

Our high-impact tutoring is an evidence-based program that strategically fills the learning gap for students with different learning styles than their peers. We focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Our SAT, ACT, and ASVAB test prep prepares our students for their next phase in life.

Supportive Services for
Veteran's & their Family

Our SSVF program provides case management and supportive services designed to help Veterans and their families prevent homelessness, give access to rapid rehousing, food relief, employment, and a range of services that help them regain stability and self-sufficiency.

OUR REACH

We're making a BIG IMPACT

Your generosity supports our efforts to keep our neighbors safe and supported. Many, of whom are suffering right under our noses but never ask for help. The need for our services have tripled since the pandemic and thanks to our supporters we have successfully risen to the occasion.

We thank you for your support no matter the size. Be it monetary donations, volunteering your time, resources, or in-kind donations – it goes directly to help someone in need overcome a hardship. We then combine donations with programs that will make our clients self-sufficient thus reducing the need for future public assistance.

This allows organizations like Smart Choices Texas to help more people and our former clients often volunteer with us and even pay it forward. It’s a wonderful cycle we’ve created of charity, caring, compassion, and abundance. With the right tools and resources we all can grow and prosper.

Our work since 2013

Our goal is help banish poverty, help our neighbors to grow, become self-sufficient, and thrive. Data shown below is not inclusive of all Smart Choices Texas programs.

30,000+

Individuals and families in crisis had emergency and basic needs met in Missouri and Texas combined by our organization

240+

Youth housed, mentored, received counseling, and gainfully employed upon graduation from high school

2,200+

Children received new school clothing, shoes, school supplies, Winter coats, hats, scarfs, and gloves

1,440+

Households saved from a utility service disconnection

2,800+

Cases of diapers and wipes given to parents with babies

933,000+

Pounds of high quality food relief distributed over 12 years

What We Do

Our Core Values.

EMPOWERMENT

We celebrate the potential in people to build stronger, long-term success.

INTEGRITY

Reliable, trusted to do what's right, transparent, & strong.

WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY

We hold ourselves accountable by creating programs that elevate the community.

SERVICE TO OTHERS

We put our words into action.