Elevate North Texas

01/24/2026

Thank you, CBS News Texas, for telling Nia’s story and creating space to advocate for youth experiencing homelessness in North Texas. These stories matter. 💙

An organization is rushing to move young adults into emergency shelter beds as frigid temperatures settle over North Texas. One woman, now sharing a hotel room with another shelter resident, said she had no idea what to expect when she first sought help — whether she’d end up in a hotel, on cots...

12/31/2025

🌟 What a year 2025 has been for Elevate North Texas! 🌟

Thanks to our incredible donors, supporters, and community partners, we experienced tremendous growth and were able to serve more youth experiencing homelessness across North Texas than ever before. This life-saving work would not be possible without you.

Here’s a quick snapshot of what we accomplished together in 2025 ⬇️

We’re excited for what 2026 holds and grateful to step into the new year with such an amazing community by our side. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! 🎉💙

12/26/2025

I was looking at the 2025 DIFFA Apres- ski Wreath Event photos and noticed that our little Elevate wreath was one of eight featured on their main Instagram cover slide.
It was honor enough to hear that it was auctioned off for $500 that will go towards the Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids.

12/18/2025

Santa's helpers at Gearbox Software with the leadership of Patricia Menelly - Operations Manager (left) have been very busy gathering 400+ socks.
Today Patricia presented Jason Vallejo - Elevate North Texas Founder / Executive Director with the collection of socks that they were able to gather through the kindness donations from the team at Gearbox Software
These socks will be provided to our youth coming into the Elevate program as well as youth that we work with through other organizations and and outreach interactions in communities throughout north Texas.
Thank you to Patricia and your Gearbox team for another year of providing Elevate with socks.

Merry Christmas.

12/10/2025

Elevate North Texas received the “Dennis & Judy Shepard Family Values Award” from the International Court Council of the United States, Canada and Mexico. This recognition was presented to founder and Executive Director, Jason Vallejo, during the United Court of the Lone Star Empire’s check di...

12/08/2025

Elevate North Texas is deeply honored to have received the “Dennis & Judy Shepard Family Values Award” from the International Court System - International Court Council of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This recognition was presented to our Founder & Executive Director, Jason Vallejo, during the United Court of the Lone Star Empire’s check distribution event on Saturday night.

This award is an international honor administered by the International Court Council and presented by the Queen Mother, currently Empress Nicole the Great: Nicole Murray Ramírez.

It is awarded to LGBTQ+ organizations, PFLAG chapters, schools, and outstanding individuals whose work reflects the Shepards’ legacy of advocacy, acceptance, and compassion.

Following the tragic, anti-gay murder of their son Matthew Shepard in 1998, Judy and Dennis Shepard founded the Matthew Shepard Foundation to advance equality, social justice, and education around LGBTQ+ issues. To be recognized in connection with that legacy is profoundly meaningful to us.

Elevate North Texas is committed to continuing our mission to make North Texas a safe, supportive, and inclusive place for all youth experiencing homelessness.

We are also grateful to the United Court of the Lone Star Empire for their generous donation of $6,726. Your ongoing support strengthens our work and helps us uplift youth in our community. Thank you for believing in Elevate North Texas!

11/08/2025

We work with Fosters and their stories are unfortunately nearly all the same. All they need is one person to tell them that they are important and be there to remind them when they need it the most.

11/05/2025

TOGETHER AGAIN!!!
Elevate has a new partner with Dallas Pets Alive! We came across a youth that had a fur baby and did not want to part with him. We were not about to split up these two.
The search was on to find any program to assist us. Then we found Gillian Robles who is a part of PASS, which stands for Positive Alternatives to Shelter Surrender, and is a program by Dallas Pets Alive!
Gillian assisted us in a getting the very handsome Bombay kitty named "Dobby" temporary foster housing while Kayy his human was able to enter the Elevate program to complete her journey to housing.
Kayy has received her housing and was able to acquire documents to have Dobby as her (ESA) Emotional Support Animal.

Reunited and it feels so good!

https://dallaspetsalive.org

09/19/2025

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09/18/2025

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