Posts by Marti Conner
North Texas Gears Up For Annual Giving Day
With this year’s North Texas Giving Day set for September 20th, NTX area nonprofits are already gearing up for another exhilarating day of giving. The event helps build awareness and support for nonprofits like nothing else. In 2017, $39 million was raised through more than 137,000 gifts benefiting 2,723 local nonprofit, bringing the nine year total to $195…
Read More5K & FAMILY FUN RUN SPONSORSHIP
Help us impact more children in the DFW area by sponsoring or attending our event! • Saturday, September 8, 2018 • Fun Run @ 8:00 AM • 5K @ 8:30 AM • Race Expo @ 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM • Bicentennial Park in Southlake, TX • Kids Fun Zone Run, walk, or Lend a Hand with…
Read MoreWork Transition Program
[wp_swiper id=3210] Kids Matter has developed a Coffee Barista Program integrated with local high schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth community. The program focuses on mentally and developmentally challenged high school students and aims to teach skill-sets that they can use to find work after education. Our pilot Coffee Barista Program launched in 2017 at Colleyville Heritage High…
Read MoreCongratulations to this year’s Lone Star Artist Award!
Congratulations to the 1st place winner of the Lone Star Youth Artist Award, Kortland Judd. Her charcoal work is titled “Right Eye” and is stunning!! Kortland is in 12th grade at Grapevine Faith School. We sponsor this award every year and are always floored by the talent right here in our community. For more information…
Read MoreA successful book drive!
Thank you to Lisa Efthymiou – Realtor for organizing this successful book drive in honor of children served by Kids Matter International! Over 200 books were donated by generous supporters and we cannot wait to distribute to the children in our Ramp Up Reading literacy program! [wp_swiper id=3160]
Read MoreThe 2018 Charity Ball was a success!
Kids Matter thanks everyone who attended and supported this year’s 2018 Charity Ball. This year we truly made a difference in raising funds that support all the children we serve. We will look back at this year’s Charity Ball with fond memories. Thank you again for your continued support! Sincerely, Kids Matter [wp_swiper id=3086] …
Read MoreKids Matter Charity Ball
Charity Ball Ticket Purchase The Kids Matter Charity Ball is our largest annual fundraiser to support the many programs and partnerships we have to serve our mission. The Charity Ball is held in February each year at Hilton Southlake and kicks-off our fundraising efforts for the year. The funds raised allow us to…
Read MoreHarvey Recovery Project
Thank you to all those who donated to our Harvey Recovery Project last month! In partnership with Pepco Sales & Marketing, we were able to raise enough funds to assist families affected by Hurricane Harvey in and around Houston, TX. We, at Kids Matter and Pepco Sales & Marketing, are grateful we were able to extend our support…
Read More5K & FAMILY FUN RUN
Help us impact more children in the DFW area by sponsoring, attending, or volunteering for our event! • Saturday, September 9, 2017 • Bicentennial Park in Southlake, TX • 1 Mile Family Fun Run at 8:00 AM • 5K at 8:30 AM • Race Expo @ 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM • Individual and Team…
Read MoreText with Us!
We are thrilled to announce a new way of communicating with you. Receive updates on events & programs, or keep in touch with us, via TEXT! Our new texting number is 817.442.2112. If you call this number, you will be rerouted to our office. ~ Text KIDS to 817.442.2112 to join ~ …
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