$28,200 raised by 86 donors
73% complete
$38,500 Goal
Volunteers MOVE our Mission...Donors FUEL our Mission...Special Kids ARE our Mission!
And thanks to donor support, WE ARE GROWING!!!
Together with our dedicated, compassionate volunteers, Rays of Light creates a unique evening for the children on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fridays of every month (excluding January and July) from 5:30 to 10:00 p.m. on the campus of Lovers Lane UMC, on the 1st Friday at White Rock United Methodist, AND OUR RECENTLY ADDED 3rd Saturday of the month from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Wesley Rankin Community Center in West Dallas. For families with a child with special needs, it is constant: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It puts such a strain physically, emotionally and financially. Night Lights gives the parents the opportunity to have four free hours and the children get four hours of socialization and interaction with their volunteers and peers. Giving the parents time, even if only once a month, can transform families. And with one on one volunteer relationship with our Special Kids, it is a time for that child to shine!
Rays of Light, a Texas 501(c)(3) corporation, is dedicated to providing free, quality respite care to families with children with special needs and their siblings in the Dallas metropolitan area. Together with our volunteers, we strive to provide support and relief to the families through our respite care program called Night Lights. Rays of Light educates and informs the local community about the needs and achievements of special children.
Rays of Light provides FREE respite care for families with children with special needs and we could not do this without the help of our volunteers. We encourage people to sign up to volunteer with us!
Rays of Light is committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment where all board members, staff, volunteers, and families we serve feel respected and valued regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability, education, or any other bias.
View our current participation opportunities.
Program Volunteer...Be a North Dallas Special Buddy!
Ongoing
Dallas, TX
Program Volunteer...Be an East Dallas Special Buddy!
Ongoing
Dallas, TX
Rayos de Luz... Be a West Dallas Special Buddy!
Ongoing
Dallas, TX
Organization name
Rays of Light... Where Special Children SHINE!
Tax id (EIN)
27-0491613
Causes
Intellectual, Developmental, and Physical Differences
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
9200 Inwood Road