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, Program & Community Outreach 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 […]
Looking to get a better view of the work we’re doing in Vickery Meadow? You can find photos, information, and news on our social media accounts. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Heart House on Instagram Heart House on Facebook Heart House on […]
Community groups come together to provide hope after tragic fire in Vickery Meadow displaces refugee families On Monday, March 4, a fire destroyed the homes of sixteen families and damaged the homes of ten others at Sunchase Square Apartments in the 7200 block of […]
A letter from our CEO, Lenita Dunlap Yesterday, as we all did, I awoke to a frigid morning, an unheard-of cold for a March in our city. I was expecting it to be another normal day, but it’s far from it. Sadly, I didn’t […]
Heart House is a proud recipient of a $50,000 grant from The Meadows Foundation’s recent funding cycle. This new funding adds The Meadows Foundation to the list of pre-imminent funders and philanthropic supporters for Heart House. Since 2000, Heart House has collaborated with area […]
