We are currently serving over 500 Women and their Children with our Programs as well as over 150 families being fed from our Food Pantry.
Back 2 School: Free Hot Dogs, Chips, Juice and Water. Provide school aged children with brand new backpacks, filled with their back to school supplies, and femine hygiene supply bags for our teens. In addition to two back 2 school clothes shopping events where they can select clothing, shoes, jackets etc.
Halloween Party: Free Hot Dogs, Chips, Juice and Water, as well as the kiddos get to choose a Halloween Costume and are provided with a Trick or Treating Buckets full of treats. Such as candy, and/or activities (due to food allergies/sensitivities)
Meats: Turkey, Spiral Ham
Dairy 1 Dozen Eggs, 1 Gallon Milk, 1 Package Butter
Vegetables: 1 5 lb. Bag of Potatoes, 2 Cans Canned Yams, 2 Cans Corn, 2 Cans Green Beans
Side Dishes: 2 Boxes of Stuffing, 1 Package of Dinner Rolls, 1 Can Cranberry Sauce
Additional Items: 2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup, 1 Can of Fried Onions, 2 Large Cans of Chicken Broth
Dessert: 1 Frozen Apple Pie, 1 Can Whipped Cream
Valentine's Day Party: Free Hot Dogs, Chips, Juice and Water. Kiddos can come and pick out their Valentine's for school, they also get a goody buckets with candy and/or activities (due to food allergies/sensitivities) .
Easter Egg Hunt: Free Hot Dogs, Chips, Juice and Water. We have multiple areas set up for all ages to do Egg Hunts. Everyone will receive prizes as well as an Easter Basket filled with clothes, candy, goodies and activities(due to food allergies/sensitivities) . We also have spring crafts set for the kiddos to make.
Help with finding, setting up, furnishing etc., home/apartments for our Women and their Children.
Financial resources when funding is available such as rental assistance, security deposit assistance, utility assistance, medications, dr's appointments etc.
Off Site Counseling for all clients, their kiddos, and immediate household members.
Christmas Angels: Program for all of our kiddos to get new Christmas gifts, we have a cap of $60.00 per child to make sure it is fair for all especially if they are siblings.
To help battered partners, women and children become self-sufficient, by providing physical, mental, spiritual, educational and at times financial assistance. We give them the skills to be able to live a safe, secure and comfortable life and to be successful long term
Food pantry items, we can NOW ACCEPT perishables as we have freezers and refrigerators.
Cleaning products, laundry products, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, tissues).
Gift cards to Aldi's, Walmart, Albertson's etc for our families with food allergies or sensitivities, so they are able to get food that is safe for them to eat.
We also are in need new or gently used clothing, shoes, bath items, kitchen items, household items, toys, decorations, furniture.
(All used donations must be usable, free of stains, tears, holes, all parts must be there, not broken)
(Furniture must be from non smoking home, pet free homes.)
Your support is vial to the success of our clients, their kiddos and their immediate household members.
Thank you for helping us "Change the World ONE Life at a Time."
Organization name
The Battered Womens Foundation
other names
Mary Lou's Place
Causes
Community Improvement, Domestic/Family Violence & Advocacy, Social Services
Operating Budget
$100,000 - $249,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
4166 Willman Ave