Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Basin Dream Center for Orphans
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: Basin Dream Center
Mailing Address: Po Box 52473
City: Midland
State: TX
Postal Code: 79710
Main Phone: 432-967-9452
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://basindreamcenter.com/
Employer ID Number: 82-0927815
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/29/24
Requested Amount: 5,000

Project Title: Ending Youth Homelessness in the Permian Basin
Project Description:

For many of us, when we look back on our youth, we feel loved and included and cherish the carefree joy that young adulthood provided. For Tina Gillihan, her memories include her parents using illegal drugs and periods when she and her family experienced homelessness. She also experienced neglect, child sexual abuse, and domestic violence. In 2017, Tina took these experiences and founded Basin Dream Center (BDC) – the Permian Basin’s only transitional home for youth and young adults ages 17-26 who experience homelessness, are at risk of homelessness, or soon to be exited from foster care. BDC allows them to stabilize and find hope and healing while learning the skills needed to successfully transition into the community as a productive citizen and be able to live self-sufficiently. According to the National Youth in Transition Database in Texas, within two years of leaving foster care: 60% of young women will end up in sex trafficking, 60% of young men will become incarcerated, 20% will become homeless, 70% of women will become pregnant by 21, 50% will be unemployed, and 25% will experience PTSD. Every year in Texas, more than 1,200 young adults age out of the foster care system without being adopted. They do not have the same safety net or stability many other young adults have, leading to an increased risk of trafficking and trauma.

BDC is the only transitional residential program serving youth in the Permian Basin Area (31-county region). Our free program runs anywhere from 12 to 24 months for each resident. We provide room and board, college and vocational support, employment training, savings programs, driver’s license training, trauma-focused therapy, and other wrap-around services.

Because BDC becomes a forever family, no BDC young adult will ever experience homelessness again, thus reducing the taxpayer burden for homeless care services.

Total Project Budget: 720,425

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Stanley E. Fulton Foundation (committed), MEC Petroleum (committed), Abell-Hanger Foundation (committed), The Prairie Foundation (potential), Bank of America (potential), Faskn Foundation (potential)

Project Duration: Ongoing
Geographical Area Served: Permian Basin Area (31-county region) Texas
Age Group To Be Served: 17-26

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Tina
Contact Last Name: Gillihan
Contact Title: President & CEO
Contact Phone: 432-967-9452
Contact Email: tina@basindreamcenter.org