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WHO WE SERVE
Ascend Dallas supports more than 2,700 individuals annually, the vast majority of whom live in Dallas’ most under-resourced and historically marginalized neighborhoods—from South Dallas to Pleasant Grove to West Dallas and beyond.
Many are navigating financial instability, experiencing a first pregnancy, or recovering from hardship. Nearly 80% live on household incomes under $38,000, and over 90% identify as people of color.
WHAT WE DO
Established in 1908 as the YWCA, Ascend Dallas has been serving women for 116 years with free services to help navigate periods of change, including first-time pregnancies and financial crises.
Ascend Dallas delivers two core programs—Economic Advancement (EA) and Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)—that work together to provide stability, promote health, and build financial resilience for individuals and families across Dallas’ most vulnerable communities.
What makes our work unique is how these services are delivered: they are hyperlocal, mobile, community-based, and built around access. Whether through virtual sessions, neighborhood partner sites, or in-home visits, Ascend meets people where they are and adapts to what they need—removing barriers to participation and ensuring no-cost, high-impact support.
Economic Advancement (EA)
EA empowers individuals to break the cycle of poverty through one-on-one financial coaching, credit-building, savings programs, public benefits navigation, and career support.
Delivered through our Ascend Center model, these services are not tied to a physical building—they are embedded in trusted community spaces, offered virtually, or provided onsite with partner organizations. This flexible approach ensures support reaches people in the places they already live, learn, work, and seek assistance.
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
NFP pairs first-time parents with our own dedicated team of Registered Nurses, offering expert guidance from early pregnancy through the child’s second birthday.
These nurses don’t wait for families to come to them—they go directly to the families, building trust through consistent, personalized relationships. NFP improves birth outcomes, strengthens early childhood development, and boosts parental confidence, leading to healthier households and stronger futures.
We meet people without judgment and at no cost, walking alongside them as they build better futures for themselves and create more resilient communities for generations to come.
Your investment will help us deliver our programs to women in at risk communities.
Our mission is to empower women, fight poverty, and impact generations.
We know the power behind the investment—how supporting one person can strengthen a household, uplift a community, and create change that lasts for generations. Beginning as the YWCA in 1908, Ascend Dallas has evolved to meet the changing needs of the people we serve.
We recognize the undeniable link between health, financial stability, and career opportunity. That’s why our approach creates stability pathways that address all three—empowering participants to achieve lasting progress across multiple areas of life.
We don’t replicate existing services. Instead, we partner with trusted community organizations to fill critical gaps, ensuring that each participant has access to the right resources at the right time without redundancy. This means every donor dollar supports targeted, strategic, and high-impact work.
Our team of coaches, mentors, and our own Registered Nurse home visitors works one-on-one with participants to design actionable plans for long-term stability and success. We walk alongside each person as a trusted partner, providing accountability, encouragement, and resources every step of the way.
Our commitment doesn’t end when a goal is reached. We remain engaged—offering ongoing coaching, education, and support—so that today’s progress becomes the foundation for stronger families and more resilient communities for generations to come.
At Ascend Dallas, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are. Our commitment to these values is unwavering – across all of our work and how we serve. They are central to our mission and to our impact. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas to achieve our mission, “Empower women. Fight poverty. Impact generations.”
The leadership at Ascend Dallas, board of directors and staff, have adopted this vision and are committed to the following actions:
Diversifying board members
Diversifying senior staff, when and where applicable
Staff training to raise awareness, celebrate our differences and practice including diverse perspectives in our daily work.
Organization name
Ascend Dallas, formerly WiNGS Dallas
other names
Women in Need of Generous Support
Causes
Social Services
Operating Budget
$3,000,000 - $9,999,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American, Other
Address
4201 Spring Valley Rd. Suite 1400