Dallas 24 Hour Club provides transitional living, support services, and essential life skills for homeless alcoholics and addicts, so they can embrace long-term sobriety and become contributing and self-supporting members of the community.
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The Story of Dallas 24 Hour Club
In 1969, Lee Tillman founded Dallas 24 Hour Club as a place to be open 24 hours per day for individuals suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction who were seeking help.
The story goes that one night around midnight in June 1969, Lee was helping a man through 12-Step recovery when the building they were in was preparing to close. Lee tried to explain that he could not leave someone who still needed help, but he and the man were forced to leave before finishing their conversation. The experience stayed with Lee and inspired him to create a place that would remain open 24 hours a day. A few weeks later, he opened Dallas 24 Hour Club.
Today, Dallas 24 Hour Club includes our Ross Avenue facility with 78 beds, Tillman House, an 18-unit sober living apartment community with 40 beds and our wrap-around services facility, Trevor's Place.
Each year, The 24 helps more than 600 people get off the streets, find employment, reconnect with family, learn to live independently, and recover from drugs and alcohol.
"You guys are doing what we dreamed of."
Lee Tillman
Founder of Dallas 24 Hour Club
Building the Ross Avenue Facility
In 2017, the Construction Community in Dallas led by KDC, HKS, Balfour Beatty and The Beck Group rallied together to build our new facility on Ross Avenue at a 95% pro-bono basis. The new facility opened in March 2018 and has stayed consistently full. In the first 5 years of the new facility, over 3,000 homeless men and women have received the much needed support to get off the streets and recover from drugs and alcohol.
Alumni Story: Wayne, 2018 Alum
"When I came to The 24 in 2018, I had recently been kicked out of a program after a relapse, and I didn't have anywhere to go. The 24 took me in and gave me hope when I didn't have any. There was a time in my life when drugs were my whole life. Today, I sponsor other men like me, who came in just like me with no hope. I carry the message and help others. I am also working towards my Peer Recovery Coach Certification. I love The 24!"
HKS and Construction Community 2017
Tillman House
Tillman House opened in March 2021 as an affordable sober living community for graduates of Dallas 24 Hour Club. Located just a 10-minute walk from The 24, the program provides a structured environment where residents practice independent living while continuing to strengthen their recovery. Residents also have access to Trevor’s Place, The 24’s wrap-around services center offering life skills programming, career development resources, and wellness opportunities. In 2025, Tillman House achieved a 72% successful completion rate.