About Big Hearts Day Habilitation Center
Building Independence, Creating Opportunities, and Changing Lives—One Heart at a Time!
At Big Hearts Day Habilitation Center, we believe that every individual deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful, fulfilling, and independent life, regardless of their abilities.
Founded in May 2021, Big Hearts is a nonprofit organization located in Mansfield, Texas, dedicated to serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and aging adults. Our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment where individuals can develop essential life skills, build meaningful relationships, explore their creativity, and experience the joy of belonging.
Through our Individualized Skills and Socialization (ISS) program, we offer engaging activities that promote personal growth, independence, and community involvement. Our services include:
Daily Living Skills: Developing independence through personal hygiene, money management, communication, and everyday responsibilities.
Educational and Vocational Activities: Strengthening cognitive abilities, problem-solving skills, and practical life skills.
Arts, Crafts, and Music Therapy: Encouraging creativity, self-expression, and emotional well-being.
Sensory and Adaptive Activities: Providing hands-on learning experiences tailored to individual abilities.
Physical Fitness and Recreation: Promoting movement, coordination, and overall wellness through dance, chair exercises, and interactive games.
Community Outings: Creating opportunities for social interaction, community inclusion, and real-world learning experiences.
Big Hearts on the Move: Building Independence, One Mile and One Skill at a Time!
As our program continues to grow, so do the needs of the individuals we serve. Our current fundraising efforts focus on two important goals:
1. Purchasing a Larger Transportation Van
Reliable transportation is essential to providing our clients with opportunities to explore their community, participate in educational outings, visit local attractions, and develop real-world social and independent living skills. A larger van will allow us to transport more clients safely and comfortably while expanding their opportunities beyond the walls of our center.
2. Purchasing Educational Manipulatives and Adaptive Equipment
We are seeking funding for educational manipulatives, adaptive puzzles, sensory equipment, fine-motor activities, and functional life-skills tools designed specifically for adults with disabilities. These resources will help our clients strengthen their abilities, increase confidence, and work toward greater independence.
Your Gift Makes a Difference!
At Big Hearts, we know that progress looks different for everyone. For one individual, success may mean learning to count money. For another, it may mean communicating a need, completing a task independently, participating in a group activity, or simply gaining the confidence to try something new.
Every achievement, no matter how small, is a BIG victory at Big Hearts!
When you donate to Big Hearts Day Habilitation Center, you are doing more than purchasing supplies or helping fund transportation. You are investing in dignity, independence, inclusion, and opportunities for adults who deserve to be seen, valued, and celebrated.
We invite you to join our Big Hearts family by making a donation, becoming a community partner, or sharing our mission with others.
Together, we can create BIG opportunities, inspire BIG dreams, and make a BIG difference—one heart at a time!
Thank you for supporting Big Hearts Day Habilitation Center, where every ability matters and every heart belongs. ❤️
Our mission is to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities learn and attain the skills needed to be as independent as possible in a home setting.
Thank you for considering our current needs which include but are not limited to the following:
Our goal is to bridge the gap, serve the community and allow clients to have alternative care options immediately by offering day services that include health services, nutrition services, therapeutic activities, social services, and respite services. Therefore, skills retained, and social engagement continues.
Your contribution will allow Big Hearts to serve our community with immediate services.
Your contribution will also serve facility upkeep and operational funding that is needed to offset additional expenses associated with growth and enhanced programming for Mansfield, Arlington and DFW area adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD), aging adults and veterans.
We are also in need of a permanent space that will allow for client growth.
We're changing how you live, not where you live.
View our current participation opportunities.
Volunteer
Ongoing
Mansfield, TX
Organization name
Big Hearts Day Habilitation Center
other names
Big Hearts Day Hab
Tax id (EIN)
86-3978349
Causes
Social Services
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Dallas, Ellis, Johnson, Tarrant
BIPOC Leadership
Both the Executive Director/CEO and Board Chair
Address
400 Industrial Blvd 208