My Sweet Charity

An Ongoing Conversation For the Good Of Dallas

Sue Thiers Hesseltine

Our Friends Place Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of Helping Homeless Young Women And Youths

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While homelessness seems to have only been on the minds of some in recent years, others like Our Friends Place have been helping “young women and youth experiencing homelessness" for 35 years. According to Our Friends Place Executive Director Sue Thiers Hesseltine, "Since we opened our doors more than three decades ago, we have served over 4,200 young women and youth … [Read more...] about Our Friends Place Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of Helping Homeless Young Women And Youths

North Texas Giving Day Booster: Our Friends Place

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According to  Our Friends Place Executive Director Sue Thiers Hesseltine, “Surviving on the street is not a life skill young women should have to learn. “Our Friends Place empowers an underserved population in Dallas of single young women who experience abuse, neglect, poverty, and homelessness to excel, grow, and flourish. These unique strength-based and solution focused … [Read more...] about North Texas Giving Day Booster: Our Friends Place

We’ve Rescheduled! – Our Friend’s Place’s Gala, Auction And Casino Night

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According to Our Friend’s Place Executive Director Sue Thiers Hesseltine, Our Friends Place was ready to “run for the roses” at our annual Gala, Auction And Casino Night, our biggest fundraiser of the year to empower homeless young women and at-risk youth which was postponed from Saturday, May 5 (Kentucky Derby Day), due to COVID-19. The new date for our Gala, Auction … [Read more...] about We’ve Rescheduled! – Our Friend’s Place’s Gala, Auction And Casino Night

Our Friends Place’s Gala, Auction And Casino Presented The Ebby Award And Raised Funds To Support Young Women

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Thanks to Our Friend's Place, the legacy of the late Ebby Halliday Acers lives on. At the OFP's Gala, Auction and Casino fundraiser  at the Renaissance on Saturday, April 27, the 15th annual Ebby Award was presented to Terry Goltz Greenberg and Southwest Airlines. Ebby would have loved the fact that proceeds of the event will support the organizations mission to help young … [Read more...] about Our Friends Place’s Gala, Auction And Casino Presented The Ebby Award And Raised Funds To Support Young Women