Youth Keep Busy this Summer with Four-Legged Friends
Young men residing in the Dallas County Juvenile Department have stayed busy this summer in Youth With Faces’ PREP Dog Training program. PREP stands for Patience, Responsibility, Empathy and Partnership, which is the focus of the course that offers hands-on training in gentle leadership. Two young men ages 12-17 are paired with …
United Way Funds Pathways to Education
When most young men and women are released from the juvenile justice system, their job prospects are slim. They are so slim, in fact, that only 19 percent find employment upon release. At Youth With Faces, we are changing this statistic for the at-risk youth in our program with help …
Cooking Up Change
Culinary Program Teaches Skills For Life
On a warm Friday night in July, one of Dallas’ most popular restaurants is bustling with diners enjoying the latest culinary trends. Single-source goat cheese and biscuit-crusted fish are just some of the delectable dishes featured on Café Momentum’s summer menu. But that’s not all that is special about this …
Send A Support Message
All too often, the youth we serve have no one to believe in them. They have grown up in a world that expects them to fail, and they have come to expect it too. Shattering that myth can be transformational. When we believe in them, they can begin to believe …