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Summer Reading Volunteers needed!

By Marti Conner | July 3, 2018

  Welcome to the 2018 Summer Reading Program at The Outreach Center and at GRACE. This program will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00  – 1:00 pm. The program and kids are in need of more volunteers!    For information on dates and to sign up, click here.

North Texas Gears Up For Annual Giving Day

By Marti Conner | July 3, 2018

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…

5K & FAMILY FUN RUN SPONSORSHIP

By Marti Conner | June 11, 2018

  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…

Work Transition Program

By Marti Conner | May 17, 2018

[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…

Congratulations to this year’s Lone Star Artist Award!

By Marti Conner | April 30, 2018

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…

A successful book drive!

By Marti Conner | April 13, 2018

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]  

The 2018 Charity Ball was a success!

By Marti Conner | March 26, 2018

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]  …

Kids Matter Charity Ball

By Marti Conner | October 3, 2017

  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…

Harvey Recovery Project

By Marti Conner | October 2, 2017

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…

5K & FAMILY FUN RUN

By Marti Conner | July 12, 2017

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…

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