When folks think of April, they consider it to be a breath of fresh air with the cold days of winter officially in the rearview mirror and fields of bluebonnets sprouting everywhere. But what most don’t realize that it’s also Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Usually it's the time when The Women's Center of Tarrant County held its … [Read more...] about The Women’s Center Of Tarrant County Is Turning April Into A Teal Fundraising Experience
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More Than 100 Family Place Clients Need Help After Being Displaced Due To Broken Pipes And Power Outages
UPDATE (3:20 p.m.) Two people have been found dead in the home involved in today's SWAT incident included below in this post. After 29 years at The Family Place (TFP), CEO Paige Flink probably thought her final months leading to her retirement would be a cake walk. After all, she had seen the good, the bad and the really ugly during her decades of protecting victims of … [Read more...] about More Than 100 Family Place Clients Need Help After Being Displaced Due To Broken Pipes And Power Outages
The Family Place Adds A Dozen New Members To Its Board Of Directors
The Family Place has 12 new people on its board of directors. The group that ranges from community volunteers to business executives includes the following: Laurie Berger of West Plano Pediatrics; community volunteer Nancy Bierman, Nicole Collins of American First Finance, Theresa Flores of Mary Kay Inc., community volunteer Michelle Goolsby, Tasha Grinnell of The Neiman Marcus … [Read more...] about The Family Place Adds A Dozen New Members To Its Board Of Directors
JUST IN: Award-Winning Octavia Spencer To Keynote 2021 Virtual Genesis Annual Luncheon
In search of a perfect Mother’s Day gift? How about lunching with an Academy Award-winning actress? That’s what 2021 Genesis Annual Luncheon Co-Chairs Fran Maddox and Megan Steinbach have lined up. On Friday, May 7, (aka the Friday before Mother’s Day), they’ve arranged to have Octavia Spencer as the keynote speaker. While the 5’2” actress has been in the entertainment … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Award-Winning Octavia Spencer To Keynote 2021 Virtual Genesis Annual Luncheon
JUST IN: Community Partners Of Dallas’ Change Is Good Is Settling Down Into A Virtual Spring Funfest
Community Partners of Dallas is swapping things around. In the past it held its very successful Chick Lit Luncheon in the spring and its Change Is Good fun-for-families in the fall. But COVID-19 planted some seeds of change for CPD-ers. After having to postpone last year’s Chick Lit Luncheon to September, CPD President/CEO Paige McDaniel and Development and Communications VP … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Community Partners Of Dallas’ Change Is Good Is Settling Down Into A Virtual Spring Funfest
JUST IN: Credit Union Of Texas’ $1.5M Gift Completes Children’s Advocacy Center Of Collin County’s $10M Capital Campaign
After the year that’s been, it’s time for the good news to come rolling in. This time it’s landed at the Children’s Advocacy Center Of Collin County (CACCC). Credit Union Of Texas (CUTX) has just provided a $1.5M donation to complete CACCC's $10M capital campaign for the “construction of an additional 44,000-square-foot center facility in McKinney that will specifically focus … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Credit Union Of Texas’ $1.5M Gift Completes Children’s Advocacy Center Of Collin County’s $10M Capital Campaign
JUST IN: Irish Burch Returns To Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center As Successor to President/CEO Lynn Davis
With Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center CEO Lynn Davis’ retirement coming up in January, the announcement of his successor has just been made. After a nationwide search, they found Lynn’s replacement right in North Texas! It’s Irish Burch, who has 27 years of experience working on behalf of child abuse victims. According to DCAC Board Chair Scott Breitkreutz, … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Irish Burch Returns To Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center As Successor to President/CEO Lynn Davis
North Texas Givings Day Booster: Unbound Fort Worth
According to Unbound Fort Worth Director of Youth Prevention Sonya Brooks, Children like Maddie** are the reason we fight human trafficking and ignite hope. Your support is the reason we can. In the last year since North Texas Giving Day 2019, I have trained over 7,000 students relative to how they can protect against and prevent future exploitation for themselves and … [Read more...] about North Texas Givings Day Booster: Unbound Fort Worth
Actress Mackenzie Phillips Will Bring Her Daunting Story Of Recovery To The Auxiliary Of Nexus Spring Luncheon
Mackenzie Phillips’ life would make today’s reality TV look downright ho-hum. Even from birth, she was in the celebrity universe. Her father was the Mamas and Papas’ John Phillips. Just 12 years later she showed her own talents as the scene-stealing, bratty teenager in “American Graffiti” who hitched rides with Paul Le Mat. That was followed with a number of TV roles until … [Read more...] about Actress Mackenzie Phillips Will Bring Her Daunting Story Of Recovery To The Auxiliary Of Nexus Spring Luncheon
New Friends New Life Luncheon’s Cyntoia Brown-Long To Shine The Light On Sex Trafficking And Criminal Justice Reform
Looking to better times, New Friends New Life Luncheon Co-Chairs Jane A. Rose and Jessica Turner-Waugh and Honorary Co-Chairs Elizabeth and Eric Gambrell have just announced the speaker for the fundraiser on Friday, September 18, at the Omni Dallas Hotel. It is a woman who has suffered through the repercussions of sex trafficking and the need for criminal justice … [Read more...] about New Friends New Life Luncheon’s Cyntoia Brown-Long To Shine The Light On Sex Trafficking And Criminal Justice Reform
The Family Place Welcomes All To Attend Tomorrow’s Virtual Dedication of Its New Southern Dallas Counseling Center
In a topsy-turvy world human beings are pretty darn resilient. They come up with new ways to carry on. A perfect example is The Family Place’s dedication of its new Southern Dallas Counseling Center tomorrow. Usually those types of events are by-invitation-only. But this one will be open to everyone to attend, and no one will have to leave their keyboard because it’s taking … [Read more...] about The Family Place Welcomes All To Attend Tomorrow’s Virtual Dedication of Its New Southern Dallas Counseling Center