Today’s runaway, throwaway and homeless youth.
The National Runaway Switchboard, a federally designated national communication system for runaway and homeless youth, estimates that 2.8 million teens run away each year in the United States, with 1.6 million of them having slept on the streets in the last 12 months. But there is more to the term “runaways” today than ever before.
National studies indicate that more than 50% of runaways may be more accurately referred to as throwaways, meaning youth whose families put them out of the family home. These youth indicate that they left home because their parents either told them to leave or knew they were leaving and did not care.
For thousands of North Texas youth, the streets are their only choice. This is the story of just one...
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reACH | Chuy’s – grand opening a success. | Spring 2011 |
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 Chuy’s – grand opening a success.
ACH was named the charity of choice for Chuy’s new West 7th restaurant. Chuy’s donated their pre-opening bar service proceeds of $3,759 to ACH and served as a toy drive collection site during the holidays! Thanks to their super generosity, many of our staff, board and donors were also treated to some amazing Mexican food. But the fun and their support won’t end with the holidays: Chuy’s will be hosting meals for the clients of some of our residential programs throughout the year.
Thank you, Chuy’s. We are grateful for your support!
The wait staff from Chuy’s proudly shares the proceeds from their
pre-opening events with ACH.
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reACH | Hoot ’n Holler 2010 | Spring 2011 |
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Hoot ‘n Holler 2010: “fun-raising” at its best!
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reACH | A legacy of protecting children and preserving families. | Spring 2011 |
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 A legacy of protecting children and preserving families.
More than 60 years ago, Alice Davis Walker left a portion of her estate to ACH. At the time of her gift, ACH was providing homes for orphaned or abandoned children, but the legacy of her gift has done much more. Alice Walker’s estate gift was one of the founding contributions to the ACH permanent endowment. For the last six decades, this endowment has fueled the ability of this organization to expand critical services to children in need and to weather many economic uncertainties.
At the time of her gift, ACH was caring for approximately 40 children. Today, ACH’s services touch the lives of nearly 4,000 children and families each year. The tens of thousands of children and families ACH has helped over the last sixty years are part of the legacy of Mrs. Alice Davis Walker.
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reACH | Cash America – celebrates a decade of support. | Spring 2011 |
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 Cash America – celebrates a decade of support.
For 10 years, our friends at Cash America have supported ACH with proceeds from their annual golf tournament. This year’s proceeds reached a record $27,641! This support makes a huge difference in the annual operating budget for ACH, supporting programs that provide safe homes for children in crisis and programs that provide counseling that keep families together. A big thank you to our friends at Cash America for generously giving time and treasure to support our mission!
Pictured L to R: Jeff Cullum, Jodie Mooty and Jeanie Allen of Cash America
present check to Beth Zimmerman.
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