• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Advertising

My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

  • Home
  • Photo Gallery
  • Event Calendar
  • Fundraisers
  • Health
  • Heroes
  • Contact

Family Gateway

Denim and Diamonds To Honor Jack Matthews With Annette Strauss Community Service Award

May 13, 2025 9:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean Leave a Comment

Fall is just six months away and as folks have their bags packed for summer getaways, those with long-term planning in mind are looking to the third and fourth quarters of 2025. Already Family Gateway has its sights set on Saturday, November 8, at Gilley's Dallas for the Denim and Diamonds fundraiser with Alex and Gowri Sharma serving as honorary co-chairs. In … [Read more...] about Denim and Diamonds To Honor Jack Matthews With Annette Strauss Community Service Award

Family Gateway’s Denim And Diamonds Had A High Old Time With Neal McCoy At Gilley’s Dallas

Jan 24, 2025 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

Leave it to Family Gateway to celebrate the Texas way of partying in order to honor the special people helping families escaping homelessness. All the hoop-la took place at Gilley's Dallas on Thursday, November 14, for the inaugural Denim And Diamonds Gala. With all the boots scooting on the dance floor to country western legend Neal McCoy onstage, and denim being the look of … [Read more...] about Family Gateway’s Denim And Diamonds Had A High Old Time With Neal McCoy At Gilley’s Dallas

MySweetToyDrive: Family Gateway’s Hope For The Holidays

Nov 25, 2024 3:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

According to Family Gateway Community Engagement Director Kathy Kidwell, “Family Gateway’s mission is to provide stability and life-changing supportive services to families with children experiencing homelessness. “This holiday season, we need the community’s help to provide hope and joy to children experiencing homelessness and their families. This year, the … [Read more...] about MySweetToyDrive: Family Gateway’s Hope For The Holidays

JUST IN: Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund Provides a $2.5M Grant For Family Gateway To Assist Homeless Families

Nov 20, 2024 11:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

Back in November 2019, Family Gateway received $2.75M from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. A few months later the pandemic struck, sending North Texas non-profits scrambling to provide services. Thanks to the Day 1 Families Fund grant, Family Gateway’s staff shifted from a “first-come, first-served” model to focusing on helping families find alternative solutions, a process … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund Provides a $2.5M Grant For Family Gateway To Assist Homeless Families

MySweetOpportunity: Family Gateway’s Denim And Diamonds Gala

Aug 16, 2024 3:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

According to Family Gateway Board Chair Michelle Frymire, “The inaugural Denim and Diamonds Gala, benefiting Family Gateway, will be Thursday, November 14, at Gilley’s Dallas. The evening’s purpose is two-fold: raising critically needed funds for the children and families affected by homelessness who find stability, safety and hope every day at Family Gateway, and, honoring … [Read more...] about MySweetOpportunity: Family Gateway’s Denim And Diamonds Gala

MySweetSchoolDaze: Family Gateway’s Back-To-School Drive

Jul 25, 2024 1:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

According to Family Gateway Board Member Chris Golz, “Our goal is to ensure children experiencing homelessness have the tools and resources they need to achieve greatness inside and outside of the classroom. Currently, there are more than 200 school-aged children [ Pre-K through 12th grade] in our program who need school supplies and uniforms for the upcoming school … [Read more...] about MySweetSchoolDaze: Family Gateway’s Back-To-School Drive

Family Gateway Is Shifting From A Lunch “Opportunity” To Dancing With “Denim And Diamonds”

May 8, 2024 11:31 AM by Jeanne Prejean

Unlike years past, when Family Gateway held its Gateway to Opportunity featuring such speakers as former First Lady Laura Bush, her daughters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush, Chris Gardner, Daymond John and Magic Johnson as the keynote speakers, the organization helping families affected by homelessness is shifting its fundraising directions. Instead of a luncheon, … [Read more...] about Family Gateway Is Shifting From A Lunch “Opportunity” To Dancing With “Denim And Diamonds”

$8,861,131 In Grants Were Presented To The 2023 Eight Crystal Charity Beneficiaries

Apr 4, 2024 5:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

There were some very happy campers at Highland Park Village's Mockingbird Room on Thursday, March 7. The occasion was the presentation of checks to the 2023 Crystal Charity Ball beneficiaries by 2023 CCB Chair Angie Kadesky and 2023 Underwriting Chair Mary Martha Pickens. Here's a report from the field: “It was dark and stormy night” to borrow a remarkably familiar passage … [Read more...] about $8,861,131 In Grants Were Presented To The 2023 Eight Crystal Charity Beneficiaries

MySweetWishList: Family Gateway

Dec 14, 2023 9:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

According to Family Gateway Community Engagement Committee Board Chair Quincy Roberts, “Our committee works to support the work of Family Gateway through a variety of activities with children experiencing homelessness in our care. One of our favorite activities is around the corner: Our Holiday Store. “While parents are ‘shopping’ and then having gifts their gifts wrapped … [Read more...] about MySweetWishList: Family Gateway

2024 Family Gateway Board Has New Leadership And Eight Additional Members

Dec 6, 2023 1:30 PM by Jeanne Prejean

Family Gateway is moving into the next year with the addition of eight new board members and new board leadership. The 2024 Board Executive Committee will be led by Chair Michelle Frymire, Vice-Chair Maritza Liaw, Treasurer Matt Gerkens, Secretary Hope Aubert-Schall and Members-At-Large Kim Benton and Melissa Hensley. Joining the board are Melissa Banks, … [Read more...] about 2024 Family Gateway Board Has New Leadership And Eight Additional Members

MySweetOpportunity: 2023 Crystal Charity Ball

Aug 30, 2023 11:30 AM by Jeanne Prejean

According to 2023 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Angie Kadesky, “Since 1952, Crystal Charity has been a driving force for positive change in the lives of children in Dallas County.  The organization’s mission has remained unchanged for 71 years and that is to be a beacon of hope to underserved children in our community by funding projects in a variety of areas, including … [Read more...] about MySweetOpportunity: 2023 Crystal Charity Ball

Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

We cover the people, organizations and activities that make the North Texas area unique thanks to philanthropic and nonprofit endeavors. We limit our coverage to only news that directly impacts and benefits the area, but we do it with an "honest but friendly" hand...

MySweetCharity does not cover activities or news of a controversial nature.

Materials on this site are © copyrighted. Images contained on this website are not within the public domain. To republish, please send request to [email protected] for permission.

Disclaimer: We are provided gratis invitations from organizations without any expectations on their part of any coverage.

Subscribe for Email Updates

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Follow MyTweetCharity on Twitter
Follow MySweetCharity on Facebook

MySweetCharity

Resources

  • After-School All-Stars North Texas
  • Baylor Scott & White Health
  • Callier Center
  • Children's Health
  • Community Partners of Dallas
  • Dallas CASA
  • Dallas Film Society
  • Dallas Symphony Orchestra
  • Equest
  • Family Gateway
  • Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
  • Goodwill Industries of Dallas
  • Housing Crisis Center
  • Leukemia Texas
  • North Texas Giving Day
  • Southwest Transplant Alliance
  • Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas
  • Texas Women's Foundation
  • The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture
  • The Dallas Opera
  • The Family Place
  • The Magdalen House
  • Trinity Park Conservancy

Categories

Archives

MySweetCharity sponsorships

  • Callier Cares Luncheon
  • Celebrating Women
  • Community Partners of Dallas
  • Crystal Charity Ball
  • Equest
  • Healing Hands Luncheon
  • KidneyTexas
  • Mad Hatter's Tea
  • North Texas Giving Day
  • Texas Women's Foundation Annual Luncheon
  • Turtle Creek Park Conservancy
  • Women's Auxiliary of The Salvation Army Dallas Fashion Show And Luncheon
Copyright © 2010-2024 My Sweet Charity · Website Design by Shauna Callaghan