Orchid Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation had much to celebrate at its Grantee Celebration on October 2 at Toyota’s headquarters in Plano. The Giving Circle celebrated its fifth year by distributing $219,500 in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations to benefit the North Texas […]
Liz Curfman, LMSW has joined the Heart House team as Senior Director of Program and Operations at Heart House on Monday October 14th. Curfman was previously Refugee Ministry Director at Northwest Community Center. Curfman’s new role at Heart House entails strategy, management and administration […]
Heart House today announces a grant award from The Liberty Mutual Foundation as part of their Texas Educational Grant initiative, for the agency’s year-long afterschool and summer program serving 240 refugee children of the Vickery Meadow neighborhood of Dallas. “I’m so encouraged by […]
Heart House is now a nonprofit partner of CLOZTALK, a company that designs and sells cause-based apparel to raise awareness and funds for positive causes that matter. Their mission is to get people talking to each other, face-to-face, about important issues that affect our […]
As of July 2019 all of the Heart House sites are Dallas Afterschool Certified. Dallas Afterschool (DAS) is the pre-eminent leader and change agent for the after-school movement within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. All Heart House sites that have been submitted for Dallas Afterschool […]
Heart House and Matchfire were recently featured in DMagazine following the two partnering to rebrand the organization in an effort to amplify Heart House’s mission of “empowering refugee children to thrive in their new home country.” The organization’s new image is as colorful and […]
Each year Heart House students participate in an experimental learning program called Lemonade Day. The program teaches kids how to start, own and operated their own business. “The foremost objective of Lemonade Day is to empower youth to take ownership of their lives and […]
Heart House gathers its closest supporters for its first-ever VIP fundraiser complete with world-class cocktails, global DJ, and silent auction. June 20, 2019 By day, Heart House supporters are finance executives, business owners, counselors, marketing directors, artists, teachers, and powerful soccer moms. By night, […]
Can just anyone support a child’s mental health? This is a common question that comes up around Heart House, an afterschool program serving the mental health needs of refugee children in Dallas. As a licensed counselor, these interactions with volunteer staff are not unexpected […]
